Products Capsules containing a powder of the herb of the plant are commercially available in many countries (Arkocaps Escholtzia, Phytopharma Escholtzia). The medicinal drug is available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Stem plant California poppy ( Cham., Papaveraceae, also ) is an annual herb native to California and Mexico that was traditionally used … California Poppy
Products Codeine is available alone or in combination with other active ingredients in the form of tablets, effervescent tablets, capsules, dragées, syrups, drops, bronchial pastilles, and as suppositories. It is also combined fixedly with acetaminophen for the treatment of pain (see under codeine acetaminophen). Structure and properties Codeine (C18H21NO3, Mr = 299.36 g/mol) is -methylated … Codeine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products There are no medicines containing oripavine on the market in many countries. Oripavine is classified as a narcotic and requires an aggravated prescription. Structure and properties Oripavine (C18H19NO3, Mr = 297.3 g/mol) is an opioid that is structurally closely related to thebaine (3-demethylthebaine). Oripavine is an alkaloid and a natural constituent of several poppy … Oripavin
Products Medicinal products containing preparations of opium, such as the opium tincture or an opium extract, are used less frequently. In contrast, the pure alkaloids such as morphine and codeine and related opioids are very commonly used medicinally, especially in pain management. Opium and the opioids are subject to narcotics laws. Stem plant The opium … Opium Poppy
Products In many countries, finished drug products containing papaverine are no longer on the market. Spasmosol (combination) is no longer available. Structure and properties Papaverine (C20H21NO4, Mr = 339.4 g/mol) is present in drugs as papaverine hydrochloride, a white crystalline powder that is sparingly soluble in water. It is a natural alkaloid found in the … Papaverine
Stem plant Papaveraceae, corn poppy. See also opium poppy. Medicinal drug Rhoeados flos – Corn poppy flowers: the dried, whole or fragmented petals of L. Preparations Rhoeados extractum liquidum Rhoeados floris pulvis Ingredients Anthocyanins Alkaloids Mucilages Fields of application In folk medicine for cough and hoarseness, as a sedative and sleep-inducing agent. Commission E assesses … Corn Poppy
Products Spasmolytics are commercially available in the form of tablets, suppositories, and injectables, among others. In many countries, scopolamine butylbromide is among the best-known representatives. Structure and properties Spasmolytics are often derived from the tropane alkaloids atropine and scopolamine from nightshade plants or from the benzylisoquinoline papaverine from the opium poppy. Effects Spasmolytics have spasmolytic … Spasmolytics
Products Analgesics are available in numerous dosage forms. These include, for example, tablets, effervescent tablets, powders, granules, suppositories, syrups, transdermal patches, and injectables. One of the oldest painkillers is opium, which is obtained from the incised, immature capsules of the opium poppy. It has been used medicinally for thousands of years. The first synthetic analgesics, … Painkiller
The opium poppy, called Papaver somniferum in Latin, used to be an important medicinal plant. It has a strong analgesic effect, but it is associated with great risk of addiction. Because of this, and because the risk of abuse is very common, the opium poppy has fallen into disrepute. Occurrence and cultivation of opium poppy … Opium Poppy: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits
Products and production Morphine drops are an aqueous dropping solution of morphine hydrochloride, usually in concentration 1% or 2%, maximum 4%. The concentration refers to the salt; the effective amount of morphine base is less. The drug is subject to strict control as an anesthetic and is available only on prescription. The morphine drops of … Morphine Drops
Background Opioids have been used as painkillers for thousands of years. Initially in the form of opium, the dried milky sap of the opium poppy L. (Papaveraceae). In the early 19th century, the pure opium alkaloid morphine was isolated for the first time and later administered with the newly invented hypodermic needle. In the 20th … Opioids: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products Opium tincture is manufactured in pharmacies or ordered from specialized suppliers in pharmacopoeia quality (e.g., Hänseler). As of 2019, it is also approved as a finished drug in many countries (Dropizol, oral drops). Opium and the opioids are subject to narcotics legislation. Opium has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Structure and properties … Opium Tincture
