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Chinese smoking opium. Opium was first recorded in Singapore by a written document that recorded Stamford Raffles gifting opium to a local ruler in 1819 to establish Singapore. [1] Opium then became accessible through trading in the 19th century. [2] It was one of the most traded goods along the Sea Trade route after the end of the Opium Wars.
Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy [2] or breadseed poppy, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae.It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy seeds are derived and is also a valuable ornamental plant grown in gardens.
Singapore has roughly 80 species of mammals (out of 11 different orders) including 45 species of bats and three species of non-human primates. [9] Currently the only introduced non-domestic mammal species in Singapore is the variable squirrel. [10] The abundance of bats however has been decreasing rapidly due to habitat loss of over 95%. [11]
This is a list of psychoactive plants, fungi, and animals. Plants ... Opium Poppy: morphine, codeine, ... List of plants used for smoking;
An opiate, in classical pharmacology, is a substance derived from opium. In more modern usage, the term opioid is used to designate all substances, both natural and synthetic, that bind to opioid receptors in the brain (including antagonists). Opiates are alkaloid compounds naturally found in the Papaver somniferum plant (opium poppy).
Various plants are used around the world for smoking due to various chemical compounds they contain and the effects of these chemicals on the human body. This list contains plants that are smoked, rather than those that are used in the process of smoking or in the preparation of the substance.
It cost an estimated 138 million Singapore dollars ($100 million) to build Oasia Hotel Downtown, which is now covered in 21 species of creeper plants.
Opium, Opium poppy: Papaver somniferum: Latex exudate: [70] morphine 0.3–25% and codeine 0.5–4% Depressant: From the earliest finds, opium appears to have had ritual significance, and anthropologists have speculated ancient priests may have used the drug as a proof of healing power. [71]