Opium Poppy: Botany, Chemistry, and Pharmacology

by L.D. Kapoor

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789002027
• ISBN13: 9780789002020
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 8.7"