The art of poppy culling had continued…

1629 BCE to 1486 BCE

The art of poppy culling had continued from the Assyrians to the Babylonians, who in turn had passed their knowledge onto the Egyptians.

Opium is used with poison hemlock to put people quickly and painlessly to death, but it is also used in medicine.

The Ebers Papyrus describes a way to "stop a crying child" using grains of the poppy-plant strained to a pulp.

Spongia somnifera, sponges soaked in opium, are used during surgery.

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