烟草原产于美洲。公元前一世纪时,美洲的印第安人就会使用烟草来治疗牙痛。1492年10月15日,印第安人将被视为圣物的止痛药——烟草作为礼物送给了哥伦布,哥伦布将烟草带回了欧洲,从此烟草被传播到了世界各地。大约在1560年,法国人耶安·尼古特发现了烟草中有止痛成分,并以他自己的名字命名为“尼古特”,这一名词后来演化为“尼古丁”。1826年,人类首次通过化学方法从烟草中提炼出尼古丁,并确定其是毒品。17世纪,美洲出现了雪茄和卷烟,人们开始用烟草赚钱,烟草 Tobacco native to the Americas. The first century BC, the Indians of America will use tobacco to treat toothache. On October 15, 1492, Indians would be treated as painkillers of holy things - tobacco was given to Columbus as a gift, and Columbus brought the tobacco back to Europe, whereupon the tobacco was spread all over the world. Around 1560, the French, Jernegh Goodh, discovered the analgesic component of tobacco and named it “Nicourte” in his own name, which later evolved into “nicotine.” In 1826, for the first time, humans chemically extracted nicotine from tobacco and determined it to be a drug. In the 17th century, cigars and cigarettes appeared in the Americas and people began to make money with tobacco. Tobacco