Syrup of Poppies

Cadet s Compound Syrup of Ipecacuanba. Mix 2 ounces each syrup of ipecacuanha and syrup of poppies, 1 ounce syrup of orange flowers, and li oxymel of FouiU. 2 tea-spoonfuls constitute a dose in whooping-cough. 

Cochrane s Cough Medicine. This consists of an acidulated syrup of poppies. 

Kemedy for Lumbago. Rectifies oil of turpentine, 25 drops sulphuric other, I scmplo mucilago of gum-arabic, 3 drachms syrup of poppies, 1 dinchm rosewater, 14 ounces make into a draught take at bed-timo. 

Hope s Cough ]l xture. 2 ounces ammonia mixture 5 ounces camphor mixture 1 drachm tincture of digitalis (foxglove) i ounce each sweet spirits of nitre and syrup of poppies 2 drachms soludon of sulphate of morphia. A table-spoonful of this mixture is to be taken 4 times a day. 

Goddard s Gonorrhoea Mixture, Tako 2 (Iraohrns oil of cubebs t ounce balsam of copaiba 1 ounce each eyrup of tolu and syrup of poppy 2 drachma itrong liquor of potassa 1 drachm oil of juniper and ounces peppermint water, A table-spoonful 3 times a day. 

The ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks all knew of the pain-relieving properties of opium, and Shakespeare certainly knew about its sleep-inducing effect. He refers to it in Othello Not poppy, nor mandragora, / Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, / Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep / Which thou ow dst yesterday. Indeed, Serturner named the specific component he isolated from opium morphine, after Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams. 

Rhoeadine (R = CH3) was isolated for the first time by Hesse (665) in 1865. It has always been considered to be ineffective physiologically as well as poisonous. In children, the sedative and slightly expectorant effect of the syrup prepared from the flowers of P. rhoeas L. (where rhoeadine is the major alkaloid) could not be explained, nor can it be explained why cattle avoid P. rhoeas (666). Hakim (667) observed, after administration of seed oil and extracts from poppy heads of P. rhoeas, an increase in intraocular pressure in rabbits. Lieb and Scherf (372) administered rhoeadine to rabbits and found a significant decrease in intraocular pressure, mydriasis, and a slight stimulation of respiration. For details refer to Section II, N on the benzophenanthri-dine alkaloids. The increase in intraocular pressure is apparently not caused by rhoeadine. Awe (668) observed spasms after administration... 

For breakfast try the lemon poppy seed pancakes - light, fluffy pancakes served with a stellar creamy lemon sauce. Heavier, but unsurpassed, are the organic oatmeal pancakes - topped with a warm peach compote and served with pure maple syrup. Lunch favorites include the love cakes - three black bean and cornmeal cakes, sauteed and topped with tomatillo salsa, sour cream, feta cheese and spears of raw onion and pudge - mashed potatoes colored with sun-dried tomatoes, basil and olive oil. 

For many centuries morphine and codeine, alkaloids found in the oriental poppy plant, have been used as effective painkillers. Codeine, which is structurally similar to morphine, is used in some prescription painkillers and cough syrups. Heroin, obtained by a chemical modification of morphine, is strongly addicting and is not used medically. The structure of the prescription drug OxyContin (oxycodone) used to relieve severe pain is similar to heroin. Today, there are an increasing number of deaths from OxyContin abuse because its physiological effects are also similar to those of heroin. 

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