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Lobelia tupa : ウィキペディア英語版 | Lobelia tupa
''Lobelia tupa'' (Tupa, Tabaco del diablo) is a species of ''Lobelia'' native to central Chile from Valparaíso south to Los Lagos regions.〔Flora Chilena: (''Lobelia tupa'' )〕 It is an evergreen perennial plant growing to 4 m tall. The foliage grey-green, with elliptical leaves 10–15 cm long. The flowers are red, tubular and 2-lipped and are produced in a sympodium pattern. It thrives in dry soils.〔 Its latex is used as an abortifacient, and a hallucinogen, which may explain one of its common names, ''Tabaco del Diablo'' (Devil's tobacco). Ironically, this plant has been used as a counter effect herb on nicotine addiction because of alkaloid Lobeline, a nicotinic agonist. The Mapuche Indians of Southern Chile consider it a sacred plant. Tupa leaves have also been found to contain chemicals that act as a respiratory stimulant.〔Plants for a Future: (''Lobelia tupa'' )〕 ==References==
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