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Snuff became popular, and tobacco was considered a panacea; it was not only sniffed, but also chewed and smoked to cure a variety of diseases. By the way, the generic scientific name of tobacco Nicotiania was given in honor of Jean nicot.
A century after the discovery of America, tobacco was already grown in Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and England. Thanks to the expansion of trade relations, tobacco has penetrated to Siberia and other regions of Asia. At the end of the XVI century, an English nobleman, heavy smoker, sailor and poet, sir Walter Raleigh created several tobacco plantations, including in the American territories; one of them he called Virginia, which later gave the name to one of the most common varieties of tobacco.