[Evidence of nicotine in scalp hair of naturally mummified bodies from the Christian Sayala (Egyptian-Nubian)]

Anthropol Anz. 1994 Jun;52(2):167-73.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The investigations of hair samples obtained from human skeleton from the Christian cemetery of Sayala demonstrate the presence of nicotine. 12 of 39 individual hair samples were positive. These results indicate the use of plants containing nicotine as principal or secondary alkaloid.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Egypt, Ancient
  • Female
  • Hair / chemistry*
  • History, Ancient
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mummies / history
  • Mummies / pathology*
  • Nicotine / analysis*
  • Nicotine / history
  • Radioimmunoassay
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Nicotine