10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPIUM POPPY»
Discover the use of
opium poppy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
opium poppy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Opium Poppy: Botany, Chemistry, and Pharmacology
Here is an in-depth examination of the opium poppy--the first medicinal plant known to mankind.
2
Opium Poppy Garden: The Way of a Chinese Grower
Opium Poppy Garden is the only book available that describes the cultivation, harvest and pharmacology of opium in a format that combines literary and instructional writing.
3
Opium: Uncovering the Politics of the
Poppy
Chouvy reveals the long and fascinating history of a powerful and addictive drug, and explores the changing fortunes of the modern-day illicit opium trade, especially in the remote regions of Asia.
Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy,
2009
4
Drugs and Narcotics in History
ONE THE OPIUM POPPY IN HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN MEDICINE JOHN
SCARBOROUGH WELL known from earliest Greek history,1 the opium poppy (
Papaver somniferum L.) occupied an important role in ancient pharmacy and
medicine ...
Roy Porter, Mikulas Teich,
1997
5
Poppy: The Genus Papaver
Pl., 21(4):465–485. Nigam, K.B., Kandalkar, V.S. and Dhumale, D.B. (1990)
Induced mutations in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Indian J. ofAgric. Sci.,
60(4):267–268. Nyman, V. (1978) Selection for high thebaine/low morphine
content ...
6
The Natural History of Pompeii
English, garden or opium poppy; Italian, papavero da oppio WALL PAINTINGS
The only opium poppies found in a garden painting are the beautifully and
accurately painted plants with lavender flowers in the diaeta in the House of the
Gold ...
Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski, Frederick G. Meyer,
2002
7
Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2008, ...
Poppy straw consists of all parts of the opium poppy plant after mowing except
the seeds. Morphine is the predominant alkaloid found in the varieties of opium
poppy plant cultivated in most producing countries. Commercial cultivation of
opium ...
Inc NetLibrary, International Narcotics Control Board,
2008
8
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board (2007)
Given the increase in the total area under illicit opium poppy cultivation and the
favourable weather conditions, Afghanistan produced an extraordinary 8,200
tons of opium in 2007 (34 per cent more than in 2006), supplying 93 per cent of
the ...
9
2006 World Drug Report: Analysis
Estimated area under illicit opium poppy cultivation decreases by 22 per cent In
2005, the estimated area under illicit opium poppy cultivation in the world
decreased by 22 per cent, due to less cultivation in the three main source
countries of ...
Sandeep Chawla, Thibault Le Pichon, Research and Analysis Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,
2006
10
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board 2004: 2005
The Board notes with great concern that in Afghanistan the illicit cultivation of
opium poppy continues unabated. In 2003, Afghanistan experienced its second
largest opium harvest since 1999, estimated at 3,600 tons of opium, accounting
for ...
International Narcotics Control Board,
2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPIUM POPPY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
opium poppy is used in the context of the following news items.
Undercover cops nab two with 7.3 kg opium
Opium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy which contains morphine, an alkaloid, which is also used to produce heroin. «Himalayan Times, Jul 15»
Judge refuses to dismiss Limerick cannabis grow house case
Grzegorz Jacniak, Market Court, Newcastle West, was charged with two counts of cultivation of cannabis plants or opium poppy and one of ... «Limerick Leader, Jul 15»
Researching Marijuana for Therapeutic Purposes: The Potential …
Many plants, including the opium poppy, tobacco, and coca are similar in that regard. Extracting and amplifying the medicinal benefits of such ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Shooting up
The term "opioid" refers to any substance derived synthetically or naturally from the seed pod of the Asian opium poppy. Pills like Vicodin and ... «Missoula Independent, Jul 15»
Plantwatch: The pharmacy flourishing in gardens and fields
But far better known for opiates is the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, its lilac-coloured flowers infamous from the illegal drugs trade in ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Diana Lampe's Polish white bean and cabbage soup, poppy seed …
Black or slate-grey poppy seeds are the seeds of the opium poppy and are a popular ingredient in European breads, cakes and pastries. «Good Food, Jul 15»
Savour the Unbridled Glory of Great Dixter
I was there in late June, when an opium poppy (it's called "Lauren's Grape") was laying trails of deep purple through one of the beds in the High ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
[Report] Morphinan biosynthesis in opium poppy requires a P450 …
Morphinan alkaloids from the opium poppy are used for pain relief. The direction of metabolites to morphinan biosynthesis requires ... «Military Technologies, Jul 15»
Where is El Chapo? On his home turf, no one's saying
In these electric-green highlands of eastern Sinaloa state, checkered with plots of marijuana and opium poppy, Guzmán was raised into his ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
Woman sentenced for growing opium poppies
Opium poppy cultivation is banned in China. Those found guilty of the illegal cultivation of less than 500 "mother drug plants", such as poppy or ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»