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2. List of plants used for smoking - Wikipedia

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   Various plants are used around the world for smoking due to various chemical compounds they contain and the effects of these chemicals on the human body. This list contains plants that are smoked, rather than those that are used in the process of smoking or in the preparation of the substance.

3. Eschscholzia californica - Wikipedia

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   Eschscholzia californica, the California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight or cup of gold, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the United States and Mexico. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant flowering in summer (spring in southern Australia), with showy flowers in brilliant shades of red, orange ...

4. Nicotine poisoning - Wikipedia

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   The LD 50 of nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 0.5–1.0 mg/kg can be a lethal dosage for adult humans, and 0.1 mg/kg for children. [19] [20] However the widely used human LD 50 estimate of 0.5–1.0 mg/kg was questioned in a 2013 review, in light of several documented cases of humans surviving much higher doses; the 2013 review suggests that the lower limit causing fatal ...

5. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. Circumstances, mechanisms, and factors of tobacco consumption on human health "Health effects of smoking" and "Dangers of smoking" redirect here. For cannabis, see Effects of cannabis. For smoking crack cocaine, see Crack cocaine § Health issues. "Smoking and health" redirects here. For ...

6. Opium - Wikipedia

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   Opium (also known as poppy tears, or Lachryma papaveris) is the dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. [4] 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.

7. The superbloom has begun. See breathtaking photos and a ... - AOL

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   "This year, the flowers that are blooming include canterbury and school bells, arroyo lupine, and California poppy," the parks department said. 35 miles from downtown L.A.

8. Poppy - Wikipedia

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   Red-flowered poppy is unofficially considered the national flower of the Albanians in Albania, Kosovo and elsewhere. This is due to its red and black colours, the same as the colours of the flag of Albania. Red poppies are also the national flower of Poland. The California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, is the state flower of California. [19]

9. Papaveraceae - Wikipedia

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   There is high genetic variability among poppy cultivars and environmental factors like wounding and methyl jasmonate treatment induce higher alkaloid production. Challenges still remain in understanding what effects alkaloid production for pharmaceutical purposes, highlighting importance of research in this field. [citation needed]