7thSpace Interactive (press release) Nicotiana sylvestris and Nicotiana tomentosiformis are members of the Solanaceae family that includes tomato, potato, eggplant and pepper. These two Nicotiana species originate from South America and exhibit different alkaloid and diterpenoid production.
I Am Rogue.com Set to the sounds of Kanye West's "Black Skinhead," this inaugural trailer packs the boisterous punch of a certain stimulant alkaloid that will surely be consumed to excess when the latest Scorsese-DiCaprio joint hits theaters on November 15th ... and more »
Huffington Post In 1859 a German chemist discovered how to extract the 'cocaine' alkaloid from the coca leaf creating an industry that now spans the globe. In Bolivia people chew the coca leaf and drink coca tea. The cultural practice of chewing coca leaf is identical ...
Telegraph.co.uk An e-cigarette looks like a real cigarette, but instead of tobacco smoke, the user inhales a puff of pure nicotine delivered by heating a capsule. Nicotine – the alkaloid “active ingredient” in tobacco – acts as a stimulant and is certainly highly ... and more »
Outdoor Life Magazine (blog) This was formerly thought to be useful as an antidote for most types of alkaloid and glycoside poisons, which are common culprits in plant poisoning cases. It is now believed that the mixture is no more effective than activated charcoal given with water.