Today, we explore the complex story of the opium poppy—an ancient plant that has shaped human history in both beautiful and dangerous ways. From its colorful flowers and edible seeds to the potent ...

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The climate of these parts of Asia seems peculiarly adapted to the growth of the species of poppy (papaver somniferum), from which opium is obtained ; accumulating in the juice of the plant the ...

He acknowledges that the poppy field is his. "My father taught me how to grow poppies ten years ago," he says. "Until this year, I was able to produce 60 pounds of opium from my farmland." ...

The last of July or early in August is a good time to sow the seed, as the plants stand the winter without injury. The single poppy he found to yield more opium than the double, and there is less ...

Why Eating Poppy Seeds Can Lead to a Positive Drug Test “Poppy seeds come from the opium poppy plant, which is where opiates such as morphine, codeine, and heroin come from,” he explained to ...

Opioids, a class of drugs derived from the opium poppy plant, can be divided into two broad categories: legally manufactured medications and illicit narcotics. Opioid medications, including ...

Notice it specifically states on poppy seeds versus in poppy seeds. Poppy seeds do not contain opium or opiate alkaloids. The milky extract of the seed pod contains the opiate alkaloids. These ...

A 3-year-old boy who loves plants has been honored by police for finding a banned opium poppy in his neighborhood. Kawamura Yuki discovered a plant with blooming purple flowers in an open area ...

Iran where much of the illegal poppy plants supplying the opium are grown. With the Iranians focusing on the supply, the western agents are focusing on the trafficking. Out of an unfortunate ...