الاستخدامات الطبية للنباتات المخــــدرة فـــي ضــــــوء النصـــــوص المسمــــاريـــة المنشـــــــــورة

Abstract

    The Mesopotamian civilization is one of the civilizations that strengthens the ties of historical events and shows the close interaction between the surface of the Earth and its natural manifestations, which is the scene of those events in the ancient world. It left us with a rich legacy of science and knowledge through which it reflected the contributions of that person in terms of the development of life in its various aspects. Since the beginning of life, man has attracted the attention of many things that have filled him throughout his life, through which he has tried to realize himself on this earth in order to reap through them the outcome of those knowledge. Among these knowledge is his knowledge of plants and their use in treating diseases. We do not know the beginning of man’s interest in plants in ancient times, but without a doubt, this began from the beginning. When he appeared on the surface of the Earth, the shapes of plants must have tempted him and prompted him to try them, and he discovered that some of them were harmful to him Some of them are edible, so he developed primitive knowledge or experience about plants. Among these plants is the poppy plant, which was known in ancient Iraq, and there was a reference to it that it was grown in the gardens of Babylon during the time of King Marduk-Bladen. The poppy is a herbaceous plant that reaches a height of (50-150 cm). It has lobed leaves and its tissues contain a milky substance. It bears large white or purple terminal flowers, and the fruit is round. The poppy plant has been mentioned in medical texts in a large and clear manner, and the plant is sometimes mentioned as a single treatment, and sometimes mixed with a group of plants.