Poppy, the mother of opium, was originally produced in southern Europe and Asia Minor. Around the fifth century BC, the Greeks pressed the flowers or fruits of poppy into medicine. It is found that it has the functions of calming the nerves, sleeping peacefully, relieving pain, stopping diarrhea, relieving cough and forgetting worries. The Greeks called it "A-bian". At the beginning of the 6th century, Arabs spread poppy to Persia, and Persians changed the sound of "ping" to "pian" and called it "opium".
Opium is a primary drug, which is black or brown depending on its origin. Its smell is strong, with ammonia smell or old urine smell. Generally, it becomes cooked opium for human consumption after cooking and fermentation, and is made into strips or cakes. At this time, it is brown or golden yellow, and it will have a sweet smell when smoked.
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Opium was originally used as medicine;
In ancient Egypt 0/600 years before BC, opium was used to treat babies crying at night.
In fact, except for the last century, opium has always been used as an independent preparation to relieve pain and diarrhea.
In the 7th century, opium was introduced to China from Persia. It was recorded in the Tang Dynasty, but it was rarely used. There is a record of "poppy millet" in Song Dynasty, also called rice bag; Compendium of Materia Medica in Ming Dynasty called it "A Furong". Li Shizhen said that diarrhea and rectocele can converge her husband's essence.
Opium is black or brown due to different producing areas, with ammonia or old urine smell, bitter taste and strong smell. Raw opium can be cooked and fermented to make refined opium, which is brown or golden yellow.
Smoking gives off a sweet smell.
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