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RE: Poppy, a bee and bumblebee paradise. / Mohn, ein Bienen- und Hummelparadies.

in #photography7 years ago

No, Papaver bracteatum is a poppy species which is not used for the production of heroin. ... why don't you read the links offered in my article? In an earlier article I already wrote:

"The chyle of the capsular fruit of the "Iranian poppy" contains about 6 % of alkaloids, including thebaine which is a substance used for the production of codeine and other analgetics (pain killers). Morphine, which can be used to synthesize heroin, has a similar structure as thebaine and can't be detected in Papaver bracteatum - contrary to the "opium poppy" (Papaver somniferum)."