9781594773990-1594773998-The Power of the Poppy: Harnessing Nature's Most Dangerous Plant Ally

The Power of the Poppy: Harnessing Nature's Most Dangerous Plant Ally

ISBN-13: 9781594773990
ISBN-10: 1594773998
Author: Kenaz Filan
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Park Street Press
Format: Paperback 320 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781594773990
ISBN-10: 1594773998
Author: Kenaz Filan
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Park Street Press
Format: Paperback 320 pages

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The Power of the Poppy: Harnessing Nature's Most Dangerous Plant Ally (ISBN-13: 9781594773990 and ISBN-10: 1594773998), written by authors Kenaz Filan, was published by Park Street Press in 2011. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Historical Study & Educational Resources (Popular Culture, Social Sciences, Reference) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Power of the Poppy: Harnessing Nature's Most Dangerous Plant Ally (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Historical Study & Educational Resources books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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A comprehensive look at the inspiring, healing, and addictive powers of the Opium Poppy and its derivatives throughout history

• Covers the history, risks, and benefits of opium, morphine, oxycodone, methadone, and fentanyl

• Provides techniques of cultivation, extraction, and safe consumption as well as methods for overcoming addiction and staying “clean”

• Profiles 11 famous users, including Thomas de Quincey, William S. Burroughs, Lou Reed, and DJ Screw

Few plant allies have a history as long and well-documented as Papaver somniferum, the celebrated and infamous opium poppy. For thousands of years people around the world have been unable to resist the poppy’s siren song of intoxicating pleasure, pain relief, and visionary states--so much so that this potent plant has literally adapted itself to human civilization: in increasing its intoxicating properties, it came to rely solely on humankind for its propagation.

From 6,000-year-old poppy seeds found in archaeological digs in Europe to the black tar heroin factories of South America and the modern “War on Drugs,” Kenaz Filan explores the history of this enduring plant and its many derivatives--including opium, morphine, oxycodone, methadone, and fentanyl--as well as its symbiotic relationship with humans as medicine, food, intoxicant, and visionary tool. Profiling 11 famous users including Thomas de Quincey, William S. Burroughs, Lou Reed, and DJ Screw, Filan examines how opium and other poppy derivatives inspired them as well as the high price it exacted for its inspiration. Covering techniques of cultivation, extraction, and safe consumption along with methods for overcoming addiction and staying “clean,” this book offers a sensible approach to the poppy that recognizes the plant not as a crop to be harvested or eradicated but as a living, sentient ally that can offer healing or harm and must be approached with respect and caution.

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