Tobacco is a unique plant produced in the United States. For Indians, tobacco is a bridge between man and God. According to research, the earliest place of premature birth of tobacco is in Yucatun Peninsula. A statue of a priest smoking a pipe was found in the Mayan temple in 1000 AD. In addition, there is an image of a man smoking a cigar on a pottery unearthed in Aztec in 1000. In many North American Indian myths, tobacco plays an extremely important role, which must be caused by dizziness and is regarded as a way to communicate with God. With the split and decline of Mayan civilization, tobacco spread from Central America to North America and South America. In North America, many Indians smoke tobacco leaves wrapped in corn (1926, 1.00, 0.05%). In South America, aborigines even mixed spices and limes in tobacco to chew.
However, despite their splendid civilization, Native American Indians left no words, so we can't know the correct age when humans began to use tobacco. However, recent archaeological studies have found that there is a reaction between tobacco and cocaine on Egyptian mummies.
This discovery has greatly subverted the traditional cultural concepts of American Indians. Some even speculated that the long-rumored "Atlantis" civilization was probably founded by these Indians who brought tobacco and cocaine to Egypt. They took a boat made of reeds and brought these products unique to America to Egypt, accumulating a lot of wealth. Later, because of the great earthquake in Central America, it sank to the bottom of the sea. At present, this reed boat is still passed down in Peru. The reed boat looks fragile, but after modern adventurers actually boarded it, they found that this light but strong reed boat is not easy to sink even in the waves of the ocean.
The official historical record of tobacco will wait until 1492, and on1October 4th of that year, 165438, Columbus sent Rodrigo de Jerez and Dores to Cuba. After getting in touch with the local area, the two returned to the boat and reported that Columbus had written a historic record: "They saw many Indians, both men and women, lighting some herbs with smoldering fires in their hands." At that time, it was regarded by Europeans as some kind of incense herb, namely tobacco.
The crew immediately learned the joy of smoking, but in 1493, the Spanish Inquisition arrested Dores for smoking in the streets of Madrid and sentenced him to ten years' imprisonment for witchcraft. But this does not stop the spread of tobacco. People soon found that smoking cigarettes lit by this plant has many advantages; At that time, medicine was not developed today, and human beings did not live long enough to discover the disadvantages of tobacco; It will take you many years to discover its harm to you, but its curative effect: it can cure headaches, swelling, rheumatism, colds, indigestion and skin wounds ... At that time, it was almost omnipotent. But the most fascinating thing is its effect of "making people feel happy and comfortable".
The name of this magical plant was originally called "Tabacco" by Spanish Indians, but it was just a mistake caused by the language barrier. What Indians mean is a pipe full of tobacco, not the tobacco itself. Later, although the Spanish knew the mistake, they didn't change their mind.
The neighbor of Spain, the Frenchman, was taken back to France by Minister Jean Nico when he went to Spain to negotiate the royal marriage. Because of its outstanding efficacy, this herb not only cured many malignant diseases, but also cured the migraine of Queen Catherine of France, making tobacco very popular in France. Therefore, the medicinal ingredient in tobacco is called Nicotiana in France, and later it was changed to the word nicotine.
The Spanish brought tobacco to Luzon Island (Philippines) in the16th century. Li E's "Fan Xie and Fang Shan" records: "Today's tobacco will come from Shandong next season." During the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty in China (1575), tobacco was introduced from Luzon to Taiwan Province Province and Fujian Province. 1579, Matteo Ricci brought snuff to Guangdong, and the smoking population in China increased greatly. Yao Lu's "Lu Shu" records: "A grass grows in a country, saying' Danba'. One person is drunk, one end is set on fire, and the other end is facing the mouth. Smoke enters the throat from the pipe and can make people drunk. "
It can be seen that within one hundred years after Columbus discovered tobacco, tobacco has spread all over the world, and people in the world have been popular with this magical plant for 500 years.
The author studied under the legendary trumpeter Roger Forsand in Boston Symphony Orchestra, and has been writing music, wine tasting and cigar tobacco columns for a long time.