Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)

Baser K. H. C., Arslan N.

MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS OF THE MIDDLE-EAST, cilt.2, ss.305-332, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/978-94-017-9276-9_17
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS OF THE MIDDLE-EAST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.305-332
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Opium, Poppy, Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, Poppy straw, Poppy seed, Poppy cultivation, Morphine, Heroine, Illicit opium, ALKALOIDS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Opium poppy which is an indispensible source of opium (dried exudate of fresh fruits of opium poppy after lancing) and poppy seeds is a cultivated species of Papaver somniferum. Due to narcotic properties of morphine, the major alkaloid in opium, Opium poppy cultivation is controlled by the States where it is cultivated and the UN worldwide. Major opium poppy cultivating countries are Turkey, India, Australia, France, Spain, Hungary, Czech Republic and China. However, illicit opium poppy cultivation is widespead in Afghanistan, Burma, Mexico, Laos, Pakistan and Columbia for opium production. Illicit opium is used to isolate mophine which is then converted to heroine in makeshift production plants.