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Handbook of Opium: History and Basis of Opioids in Therapeutics traces the history of poppy from its prehistory, its use in Greek and Egyptian medicine through the European Renaissance, and the opioid epidemic of the present day. The book explores the discovery of morphine and its alkaloids, reviews its biosynthetic process, and covers the evolution of synthetic opioids. Further, it reviews the biological effects of opium and the molecular basis of its actions, including future perspectives in clinical applications with therapeutic targets. The book is interspersed with numerous notes on the events and great minds in history and medicine who advocated, analyzed and advanced opium through history.
The book is a comprehensive review on opium, covering a breadth of topics, including its history, botany, chemistry, trade, physiology, clinical use and molecular biology, with numerous references, tables, vignettes and illustrations included for additional understanding.
A comprehensive review on opium, covering the synthesis of botany, history, trade, chemistry, molecular biology, biological effects, clinical use, and more
Opium poppy is known to have existed at least 75 million years ago and has been used by humans since prehistorical times. Handbook of Opium traces the history of poppy from prehistory, its use in Greek and Egyptian medicine through European Renaissance and opioid epidemic of the present day. It explores discovery of morphine and its alkaloids, reviews its biosynthetic process and evolution of synthetic opioids. Further it reviews biological effects of opium and molecular basis of its actions, including future perspectives in clinical applications with therapeutic targets. The book is interspersed with numerous notes on the events and great minds in history and medicine who advocated, analyzed and advanced the use of opium through history. The book is a comprehensive review on opium, covering a breath of topics including the synthesis history, botany, chemistry, trade, physiology, clinical use, and molecular biology on opium, with numerous references, tables and vignettes and illustrations all compiled in a single book.
Publisher : Academic Press; 1st edition (February 18, 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 244 pages
ISBN-10 : 0323909035
ISBN-13 : 978-0323909037
