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[edit]DescriptionInsect feasting on Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) - geograph.org.uk - 858012.jpg |
English: Insect feasting on Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). The opium poppy is an annual herb and one of the most important medicinal plants, native to Southeastern Europe and western Asia; it is cultivated extensively in many countries, including Iran, Turkey, Holland, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, India, Canada, and many Asian and Central and South American countries and has a tremendous impact on several societies as an opiate. A milky exudation is collected from incisions made in the walls of the green seed pods and the alkaloids are separated when dry. Opium and its derivatives are used in the pharmacceutical industry as narcotic anagelsics, hypnotics and sedatives. Opium is used in the production of morphine and codeine, morphine being the raw material from which heroin is obtained. Opium and the drugs derived from it are addictive and can have toxicological effects. Poppy seeds are used as a condiment with baked goods and pastries and poppy oil is widely used for cooking, in the manufacture of paints, varnishes and soaps. Many older homes have opium poppies growing in their gardens.
In 2006, the British government permitted the pharmaceutical company Macfarlan Smith to cultivate opium poppies in England for medicinal reasons in order to meet the high demand for morphine and heroin. Opium poppy cultivation in the United Kingdom does not need a licence but a licence is required for those wishing to extract opium for medicinal products. |
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Author | Evelyn Simak |
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Camera location | 52° 50′ 40″ N, 1° 16′ 03″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 52.844310; 1.267400 |
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Object location | 52° 50′ 40″ N, 1° 16′ 03″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 52.844400; 1.267400 |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon PowerShot S3 IS |
Exposure time | 1/125 sec (0.008) |
F-number | f/3.5 |
Date and time of data generation | 10:12, 23 June 2008 |
Lens focal length | 6 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 180 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 180 dpi |
File change date and time | 12:08, 24 June 2008 |
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Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 10:12, 23 June 2008 |
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APEX shutter speed | 6.96875 |
APEX aperture | 3.625 |
Maximum land aperture | 2.875 APEX (f/2.71) |
Metering mode | Spot |
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