Good Use of Tobacco

The Philippine government knows that smoking is deadly. But it also knows that more than 60,000 farmers rely on tobacco crops for living. The solution? They're trying to find alternative uses for tobacco. Traditional healers in the Philippine use tobacco leaves to treat wounds and insect bites, so researchers want to assess the plant's potential as a topical pain killer and anti bacterial medicine. The plant also has a high protein content, which can be extracted and added to food supplement. The most promising by products are paper and particle board.