Papaver somniferum by Hope

Morphine

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The flower is commonly known as the medicine that creates morphine. Morphine typically comes from the poppy straw of the opium poppy. The scientific name is Papaver somniferum

Anaglesic

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Defined as a drug that acts to relieve pain

Chemical Formula of morphine

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C17H19NO3
Molecular Weight : 285.343 g/mol
In the group No Common Names

Molecular Structure of Morphine

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Uses

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As you know morphine is used to cure pain, but it can also be used to help with shortness of breath and opiate substitution therapy.

Greek Name

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The drug was named after Morpheus, the Greek goddess of dreams. This is because the drug has a tendency to put you to sleep.

Side Effects

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The drug can effect sensory, motor, and attention abilities. It can also lead to hormone imbalance and constipation. Large overdoses can cause asphyxia and death.

Harvesting the drug

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Similar Drugs

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Similar drugs include
Oxycodone
C18H21NO4
and
Codeine
C18H21NO3

History

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The plant was first isolated between 1803 and 1805. It was isolated by a guy named Friedrich Seturner. This was known to be the firs isolation of a plant. it was marketed commercially in 1827 and started to become more widely used after the hypodermic syringe was invented in 1853-1855

Addictive

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Classifies as a Schedule 2 drug, which means that it can be highly addictive and there are aspects that can be potentially abused. Morphine stays in your system for different amounts of time for each person depending on their body weight, genes, metabolism, and more.

Some sources

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https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/morphine-addiction/faq/how-long-does-morphine-stay-in-system/#gref
Wikipedia.com
https://www.history.com/topics/history-of-heroin-morphine-and-opiates
google.com

History

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Cultivation of the poppy leads back to early human civilization. It was widely used as a pain reliever, becoming more popular in the 1800s. The ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia refereed to it as 'the joy plant'. Its main use has always been for painkilling, the peoplei in Mesopotamia would use it to help people sleep, relive pain, and help crying children, as they were not aware of addictive effects. It then moved along to other societies along the Mediterranean. In the 1700s there was an opium war between Great Britain and China. When hinese people immigrated to America they created Opium dens. There was even a second Opium war between Britain and France against China.Morphine is a addictive narcotic in opium.

Controlled

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Although highly addictive, it is used and prescribed to people to relieve high amounts of pain.

Where

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The plant flourishes in dry, warm climates.
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