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Opium is simply the sap, or juice of the flower Papaver somniferum. When it is dried, it is rather thick and sticky. There are several chemicals in opium that have psychological/physiological effects. Most prominent are morphine and codeine. The chemicals bind to receptors in the body (brain & G.I. tract) and can cause euphoria, nausea, constipation, sedation and analgesia (ease of pain).
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What kind of problems did opium cause in china?
The opium war mainly began because of the British and China having an opium trade for tea. The British would get there tea if China got there opium. but the cause of the war was that china wouldn't accept opium anymore, and the british wern't okay with that.
Why did lin oppose the opium trade with Britain?
The reason why Lin opposed the opium trade with Britain was because of opium abuse. There were already serious issues with it and Lin did not want to do anything to make them worse.
As a result of the opium wars british merchants gained access to?
great Britain gained what? as a result of the opium war was?
How does one extract the opium resign and turn into what you can smoke?
Opium is produced by scoring the poppy pods which causes the latex to ooze out and then solidify. This raw opium is converted to smoking opium by dissolving it in hot water and filtering it to remove plant material and other insoluble impurities. The water and opium mixture is then heated over a low flame to evaporate the water. Once it resembles a sticky paste it is dried in the sun.
How did british trade with china trigger the opium wars?
The Chinese government called on Britain to stop trading drugs when they outlawed opium. Britain would not cooperate, nor would it stop trading drugs. This led to the Opium War of 1839.
When did opium war happen?
There were 2 Opium Wars, the First Opium War was from 1839-1842 the Second Opium War was from 1856-1860
Is there opium in methadone?
No there is no opium in Methadone
What is the origin of opium?
opium poppies
Where did the British get their opium before and during the opium wars?
they got it from India then manufactured the opium
How did Britain seek to correct it's balance of trade with China?
selling opium
How do you spell opium?
Opium, you spelled it correctly.
What were the Opium Wars about?
The tea and Opium trade
What is opium poppy?
The opium poppy is a type of plant in which opium and poppy seeds come from. Opium is where many narcotics like morphine, are taken from.
Crude opium is obtained from which part of the opium poppy?
Crude opium is made of the opium poppy's latex. This latex is obtained by cutting the unripe pod of the plant.
Why is opium no longer used as an ingredient in perfume?
Opium is no longer used as an ingredient in perfume because of its additive quality. Though YSL produces a perfume named Opium, there is no ingredient of opium used in the manufacture of the perfume Opium!
Donde biena el opium?
where does opium come from
How do you use opium in a sentence?
opium is a drug that you smoke so you could say, "My father used to smoke opium".
