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Thailand: Harvesting opium, northern Thailand, c. 1995.

Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted. Opium is the source of many opiates, including morphine, thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine. The Latin botanical name means the 'sleep-bringing poppy', referring to the sedative properties of some of these opiates.

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Titre: Thailand: Harvesting opium, northern Thailand, c. 1995.

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Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted. Opium is the source of many opiates, including morphine, thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine. The Latin botanical name means the 'sleep-bringing poppy', referring to the sedative properties of some of these opiates.

Crédit: Album / Oliver Hargreave/Pictures from History/Universal Images Group

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Taille de l'image: 3225 × 5100 px | 47.1 MB

Taille d'impression: 27.3 × 43.2 cm | 1269.7 × 2007.9 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: AGRICULTURE • ASIE • ASIE, CONTINENT • CONTINENT ASIE • DEPENDANCE (ALCOOL, TABAC) • FLEUR • FLEURS • FLORE • HISOIRE • HISTOIRE • OPIUM • PAVOT • THAI • THAILANDE