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True or false oxymorphone in oriental poppy
Tehuti
Bluelighter
Who knows if the claim that there is oxymorphone in the oriental poppy roots at 3% is true? And if so do the roots contain enough thebain to make it worth nothing? I read it on wiki. I have not found a paper on it myself shed some light anyone?
here is the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxymorphone
CloudyHazeD
Bluelighter
I have no idea.
Would like to say though, that, wiki is not infallible.
Also the taxonomy of lesser Papaver specie is under debate, no?
CloudyHazeD
Bluelighter
Example being, Papaver bracteatum and Papaver orienatal are both consider "Oriental Poppy".
A list of all Papaver: http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=profile&symbol=PAPAV&display=63
mad_scientist
Bluelighter
False. You read the sentence wrong.
Oxymorphone is commercially produced from thebaine, [which is] a minor constituent of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) but [thebaine is] found in greater abundance (3% ) in the roots of the oriental poppy (Papaver orientale).
What this is saying is that oxymorphone is produced from thebaine, and thebaine is found in greater quantities in the oriental poppy than in the opium poppy.
B9
Bluelight Crew
^ Yeah I agree with you, sounds irrefutable to me. .
haribo1
Ex-Bluelighter
Pity thebaine is controlled, it's the gateway to so many cool compounds. The highly skilled can no doubt make bentley compounds, whereas the less skilled can still make oxycodone/oxymorphone or many other things. Pity they are all addictive!!!
Jamshyd
Bluelight Crew
That article is poorly written, IMO. The "subject hole" in the second phrase (after but) should be modified to point clearly at thebaine. I will edit this post to make it more technically proper but now I'm rather K-ish
fastandbulbous
Bluelight Crew
Thebaine is actually quite toxic, before anybody misreads this and goes ingesting plant preparations...
