Opium Poppy

Botany, Chemistry, and Pharmacology

By: L. Kapoor

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Hardcover | 8 August 1995 | Edition Number 1

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346 Pages

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21.01 x 14.81 x 2.06

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Here is an in-depth examination of the opium poppy--the first medicinal plant known to mankind. In Opium Poppy: Botany, Chemistry, and Pharmacology, author L. D. Kapoor provides readers with a comprehensive resource on poppy production from seed to alkaloid. He explores the opium poppy?s origin, distribution, chemistry, and uses and abuses from ancient civilizations through the present day. He covers plant and seed production and crop improvement and explores in detail the chemical and pharmaceutical by-products of the opium poppy.
The book begins with a historical overview of the origin and use of opium poppy in ancient civilizations such as Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. Chapters that follow contain detailed information on:

botanical studies
cytogenics and plant breeding
agronomy, including insect and pest control measures
physiological and anatomical studies
chemical and pharmacological aspects of opium alkaloids
biosynthesis and physiology of opium alkaloids
the occurrence and role of alkaloids in plants
the evaluation of analgesic actions of morphine in various pain models in experimental animals
Opium Poppy: Botany, Chemistry, and Pharmacology is a useful reference for professionals and students of pharmacy, botany, chemistry, medicine, and pharmacology who need a better overall understanding of this ancient plant and its (potential) modern usage.

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