Dried Opium Poppies is a photograph by Alan Sirulnikoff which was uploaded on May 6th, 2013.
Dried Opium Poppies
Dried opium poppies (Papaver somniferum). These drying seed capsules are the structures from which opium is collected. The crude opium is a milky... more
Title
Dried Opium Poppies
Artist
Alan Sirulnikoff
Medium
Photograph
Description
Dried opium poppies (Papaver somniferum). These drying seed capsules are the structures from which opium is collected. The crude opium is a milky latex, which hardens into a gummy substance on exposure to air. Crude opium contains numerous alkaloids, including the painkillers morphine and codeine. It is the raw material for making heroin.
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May 6th, 2013