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Opium
Gematria Values
Standard
29
Reduction
11
Simple
74
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11
English
444
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3
Hebrew
349
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7
Satanic
2664
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9
ALW Kabbalah
879
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6
Standard (Reverse)
25
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7
Simple (Reverse)
61
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7
English (Reverse)
366
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6
Hebrew (Reverse)
144
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9
Satanic (Reverse)
2196
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9
ALW Kabbalah (Reverse)
196
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7
Opium is a highly addictive narcotic derived from the latex of the opium poppy plant, Papaver somniferum. It has been used for centuries for its potent pain-relieving properties and recreational effects. The primary active alkaloids in opium are morphine and codeine, which are also used in various medical applications. In Hebrew, opium is known as אופיום (opium), while in Arabic it is called أفيون (afyun), and in Persian, it is referred to as تریاک (teryak). Historically, opium has played a significant role in medicine, culture, and trade, notably during the 19th-century Opium Wars between China and Western powers. Its use and trade are heavily regulated or prohibited in many countries due to its high potential for abuse and addiction.
Wikipedia Information
Opium
Dried latex of the opium poppy containing narcotic compounds
Opium is the dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade. Opium's main psychoactive alkaloids, primarily morphine, act on μ-opioid receptors, causing analgesia and addiction with long-term use leading to tolerance, dependence, and increased cancer risk. The latex also contains the closely related opiates codeine and thebaine, and non-analgesic alkaloids such as papaverine and noscapine. The traditional, labor-intensive method of obtaining the latex is to scratch ("score") the immature seed pods (fruits) by hand; the latex leaks out and dries to a sticky yellowish residue that is later scraped off and dehydrated.
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