Second Opium War

his concerns about the ill effects of Opium trade on Chinese society and put an end to Opium trade as his King wants. As a Chinese Commissioner he tried to make Queen Victoria aware of the widespread social problems occurring because of opium addiction. He asked Queen to be the leader and put an end to the opium trade. Chinese emperor lost his son of an overdose and Lin Tse-Hue argued that seducing Chinese people by smuggling opium is wrong since smoking opium is banned in Britain. Answer 2:…

I was unaware of the fact that the Romans had such a huge impact on the maritime trade. I knew that they had boats that were capable; but I had never realized the full extent of their impact. It is interesting how quickly the Indian culture icked up the trade as well. The shipbuilding occurring in India is unlike others and the insight that they have to possess in order to build them without sketches and only a vision is something I highly respect. Also the insight into the patterns of the…

War on Drugs The war on drugs it a constant battle that we have going on in America. We are going to look at where it all started, what our government has done to stop it, what are the out come of drugs in the us, and last what are alternative solutions to help. These are going to help us get a better understanding of how the war on drugs became a priority, who put it into place, and how it is going so far for the American people. Drugs were intro discovered to the united states in the 1800’s.…

The pharmacokinetics of morphine and codeine in human plasma and urine after oral administration of a papaveris pericarpium containing traditional Chinese medicine The opiate morphine (MOR) and codeine (COD) are found in natural poppy products of papaveris pericarpium, which is the principal active component in many traditional Chinese medicines for treating cough. Despite its long history of use, little is known about the pharmacokinetics (PKs) of papaveris pericarpium, which are important…

Once the silver trade had begun to take root, the Indian Ocean trade routes began to decline, after lasting about seven hundred years. During that time, China wasn’t effected as economically as it was socially and politically. China had began a tribute system with several Muslim nations across the Indian Ocean. Emperors would send diplomats sending gifts to the foreign lands. Although these mission were economically based, they places China on a higher standing point since the nations were…

What is Mandrax? Mandrax is an industry name of a synthetic barbiturate type drug that is made by combining a variety of chemicals which include Methaqualone, which is its active ingredient and which has sedative hypnotic properties and Diphenhydramine which is an antihistamine and also has sedative properties. Mandrax comes is a tablet form in a variety of colors such as; white, pink, purple, brown and green and is marked with the manufacturers symbol. Methaqualone was first synthesized in…

Introduction: The Film “Time Bomb” goes into detail regarding the pain relief tablet “Oxycodone” and how the billion-dollar painkiller has influenced countless American lives. Back in its heyday before its reputational downfall Oxycodone was used to relief individuals with soreness, muscle pain and stiffness for a temporary and in a short period of time. It may have been known as the miracle drug, helping American lives deal with their pain and let them carry on with their daily lives, but is…

Margo Gewurtz estimates opium addicts within China “were often ruined by it because a serious addict spent half his time smoking and half sleeping of the effects, and without capable non-addicted subordinates to attend to business, a smoker could be ruined.” Throughout the 19th and early 20th century, indulging in the opium trend was a frequent practice among numerous amounts of people in China. However, the serious physical and mental mark left by opium was only slightly comprehensible due to…

a natural resource in southeast asia. Timber comes from trees and is important for building stuff like houses. Timber is just the fancy name for wood. Another natural resource in southeast asia is opium. Latex comes from opium. Latex made from Opium contains the harmful drug morphine. Opium makes lots of different thing using its latex. Another natural resource in southeast asia is pearls. Pearls are made by live shelled mollusks. Pearls are made with calcium carbonate in minute…

you the first time you use it. Everyone should know the effects this drug has on you mentally and physically. As well as what is in the disgusting drug that will cause you all these problems you don’t want to have. Heroin is made from the Asian opium poppy plant. Morphine can be extracted from the seed of this plant and that is the main ingredient in the drug. Heroin can be a white or brown powder. Sometimes even as a black sticky substance that can be referred to as black tar. Injecting,…