People mainly use the cultivated tobacco plant for its leaves, which contain a high concentration of the chemical nicotine
Packaged into re-sealable bags, the long term preservation of freshness is guaranteed
And on social media sites like TikTok, the product is popular among so-called "zynfluencers" who document their use daily, tucking a pouch discreetly into their upper lip before school, work, or gym sessions, in the middle of sports games, while playing video games, and conducting taste-tests with friends
"This practice was not limited to Egyptian mummies but to numerous other European and Asian mummies, and it is plausibly this conservation technique that gave rise to the discovery of fragments of tobacco and nicotine in the mummy of Ramesses II and of nicotine in the drugged mummies of the Balabanova team." THC, meanwhile, is a little less controversial, with ancient Egyptians thought to use cannabis to treat bladder infections, eye pain, and potentially as a soothing enema
Independence and potential conflicts Though largely independent, the studys principal investigator, Dr
