Opium Poppy: Botany, Chemistry, and PharmacologyCRC Press, 8 août 1995 - 326 pages 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:
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Table des matières
Botanical Studies | 19 |
Cytology and Genetic Studies | 41 |
Agricultural Studies | 65 |
Physiological Studies | 95 |
Anatomical Studies | 111 |
Constitution of Amphicribal Vascular | 157 |
Meconic Acid | 163 |
Pharmacology | 173 |
Latex and Alkaloid Vesicles | 197 |
Enzymic Activity | 204 |
Biotransformation of Alkaloids | 214 |
Bioconversion of Thebaine to Morphine | 220 |
Biosynthesis of Papaverine | 229 |
Occurrence and Role of Alkaloids in Plants | 241 |
Evaluation of Analgesic Actions of Morphine | 255 |
Models for Chronic Pain | 282 |
Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids | 181 |
Pharmacology | 187 |
Biosynthesis and Physiology of Opium | 191 |
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