Professor Gesellius
Search results
Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. [4]
Jun 26, 2024 · Opium, narcotic drug obtained from the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum.
Opium, a milky latex, is collected from these pods and then dried. Raw opium has over 20 alkaloids, the most well-known being morphine and codeine. Medically, codeine works as an analgesic and as a cough suppressant, while morphine is an extremely potent painkiller. Heroin is synthesised from morphine.
Opium is a highly addictive narcotic drug acquired in the dried latex form the opium poppy ( Papaver somniferum) seed pod. Heroin is derived from the morphine alkaloid found in opium.
Oct 1, 2015 · From 1814 to 1818, opium constituted about 30 to 50 percent of the total value of Bengal’s exports to the East Indies and China. It therefore comes as little surprise to know that opium wielded a huge influence on the economic and social life of colonial Singapore.
Jun 6, 2024 · Learn about the risks of lead contamination in opium, how it may occur, and the serious health impacts of lead poisoning including potential organ damage.
May 31, 2024 · opium poppy, ( Papaver somniferum ), flowering plant of the family Papaveraceae, native to Turkey. Opium, morphine, codeine, and heroin are all derived from the milky latex found in its unripe seed capsule.
Opium is a highly addictive non-synthetic narcotic that is extracted from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum. The opium poppy is the key source for many narcotics, including morphine, codeine, and heroin.
opium, Organic compound, a narcotic drug known since ancient Greek times, obtained from exuded juice of immature fruit capsules of the opium poppy. Opium has legitimate medical uses, as the source of the alkaloids codeine and morphine and their derivatives.
Opium is a highly addictive non-synthetic narcotic that is extracted from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum. The opium poppy is the key source for many narcotics, including morphine, codeine, and heroin.
