Gardening With Opium Poppies: The Cultivation, Harvest And Pharmacology Of Opium: The Opium Poppies Gardner Tips

The opium poppy has been cultivated in China and mainland Southeast Asia for more than two centuries. The mature plant produces a highly addictive latex which may be refined tc· produce opium for smoking or treated with certain chemicals to produce morphine or heroin. This report focuses on the necessary steps in this process-taking a mature but raw opium poppy plant and synthesizing its contents into finished heroin. This book describes the cultivation, harvest, and pharmacology of opium in a format that combines literary and instructional writing. In this book, you will find enough information you need on this plant, its benefits, and the danger of its misuse.