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From Flower to Medicine Sap from the poppy Papover somniferum (pictured below) has been used for thousands of years to relieve pain and treat symptoms of diseases.
Raw opium oozes from a lanced poppy seed pod grown by licensed farmers in Turkey and Iran. Poppies are grown only in certain areas of the world, and supply the entire world’s supply of opiate pain killers.
A brick of pressed raw opium ready to be transported for processing.  Click on the image for a larger view Back To Top | Photography Credits |
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