History of Opium and Morphine Discovery

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What percentage of morphine is found in opium?

1%

15%

5%

10% (correct)

Which pharmacist isolated crystals of morphine from opium in Germany?

Theophrastus

Shen Nung

Serturner (correct)

Hippocrates

What is the percentage of codeine found in opium?

0.5% (correct)

0.1%

0.7%

0.3%

Which ancient civilization recorded drug experiments and classified drugs according to taste?

Ancient China Signup and view all the answers

Which drug derived from Ma Huang is used to treat asthma?

Ephedrine Signup and view all the answers

What plant-derived drug was historically used by Indigenous Peoples in various regions of the Amazon?

Curare Signup and view all the answers

Which system in the body does ergot impact by causing mental frenzy, hallucinations, and convulsions?

Nervous System Signup and view all the answers

What was the traditional use of the peyote cactus in Mexico?

To achieve a mystical state Signup and view all the answers

What is the main contribution of LSD to pharmacology as mentioned in the text?

Discovering potential therapeutic effects for some mental illnesses Signup and view all the answers

Which substance in the peyote cactus causes hallucinations and distortion of perception similar to LSD?

Mescaline Signup and view all the answers

What type of drugs were the sulfa drugs, mentioned in the text, used to treat?

Infectious diseases Signup and view all the answers

How does ergotamine aid in the treatment of migraines?

By constricting blood vessels reducing pulsation amplitude Signup and view all the answers

History of Opium and Morphine Discovery

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What percentage of morphine is found in opium?

Which pharmacist isolated crystals of morphine from opium in Germany?

What is the percentage of codeine found in opium?

Which ancient civilization recorded drug experiments and classified drugs according to taste?

Which drug derived from Ma Huang is used to treat asthma?

What plant-derived drug was historically used by Indigenous Peoples in various regions of the Amazon?

Which system in the body does ergot impact by causing mental frenzy, hallucinations, and convulsions?

What was the traditional use of the peyote cactus in Mexico?

What is the main contribution of LSD to pharmacology as mentioned in the text?

Which substance in the peyote cactus causes hallucinations and distortion of perception similar to LSD?

What type of drugs were the sulfa drugs, mentioned in the text, used to treat?

How does ergotamine aid in the treatment of migraines?

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