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Q: What point was lin zexu trying to get across to queen Victoria about the effects of opium?
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What was the Social effects of opium war?

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What was the effects of the opium war?

it equals you dying oh and no rice for you tonight


What are narcotic medications?

Narcotics are opium derivatives and synthetic compounds that mimic the effects of opium derived drugs, such as Demerol (meperidine) and Methadone (dolphine).


What is the primary active ingredient in opium?

The active ingredient in Opium is morphine and codine. and the part of the opium utilized for medical purposes are its latex from the Opium poppies. Holla at your boy Big Mike University of Houston Victoria.


The main purpose of lin zexus letter to queen Victoria was to persuade her to?

stop British merchants from selling opium to the Chinese


The main purpose of Lin Zexu's letter to Queen Victoria was to persuade her to?

Stop British Merchants from selling opium to the Chinese


Was the blue flower in batman opium?

No, poppies look quite different to the flower in "Batman Begins." Also, the effects are quite different. The alkaloids in opium do not produce fear, in fact they produce the opposite - sedation.


Letter to Queen Victoria from Lin Zexu about?

The letter was Lin Zexu basically asking the Queen to halt the British trade of opium into China.


Is there an hebal hydrocodone?

It's not hydrocodone, but it's herbal: opium tea. Opium tea is brewed from the straw of broken up pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. The brew contains the natural opiates morphine and codeine, among other natural compounds that cause various effects, which can include nausea and other adverse GI effects including constipation due to smooth muscle relaxation.


Can you make opium from California poppies?

No. The California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)contains different alkaloids than the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Therefore, an extract of the California poppy would not exhibit the same effects as opium. Herbal shops sometimes sell California poppy resin as a mild sedative, but the effectiveness of this preperation is not proven.


How does Opium work?

Opium is simply the sap, or juice of the flower Papaver somniferum. When it is dried, it is rather thick and sticky. There are several chemicals in opium that have psychological/physiological effects. Most prominent are morphine and codeine. The chemicals bind to receptors in the body (brain & G.I. tract) and can cause euphoria, nausea, constipation, sedation and analgesia (ease of pain).


When did opium war happen?

There were 2 Opium Wars, the First Opium War was from 1839-1842 the Second Opium War was from 1856-1860