MORPHINE
Hi Folks!! Follow our blog on Instagram INTRODUCTION Morphine is a strong opiate that is found naturally in opium, a dark brown resin produced by drying the latex of opium poppies ( Papaver somniferum ). It is mainly used as an analgesic (pain medication). There are numerous methods used to administer morphine: oral, sublingual via inhalation, injection into a muscle, injection under the skin, or injection into the spinal cord area transdermal or via rectal suppository. It acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to induce analgesia and alter perception and emotional response to pain. HISTORY Morphine was first isolated between 1803 and 1805 by German pharmacist Friedrich Sertürner . This is believed to be the first isolation of a medicinal alkaloid from a plant. Merck began marketing it commercially in 1827. Morphine was mor