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Atropine and scopalamine

Atropine and scopalamine Atropine is found in the berries of the weeds deadly nightshade and black nightshade. It is also synthesized in the leaves and roots of Hyoscyamus muticusi. At high [Pg.28]

Morphine and cocaine Morphine is medically the most important alkaloid present in opium. Opium itself consists of the dried milky exudate extracted from unripe capsules of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), which is grown mainly in Asia, but also in some parts of India and China. Morphine is a powerful analgesic and has been used to treat severe pain. However, its addictive properties complicate its long-term medical use and it is also a drug of abuse. In addition to morphine, opium also contains codeine, which has similar, but weaker, actions. [Pg.29]

Cocaine is extracted from coca leaves (Erythoxylum coca), which grows predominantly in South America and the Far East. Indigenous populations used coca leaves for medicinal and [Pg.29]




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