Re: Re: What plant is Naltrexone derived from?

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In a message dated 9/26/2007 4:22:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mary.jo@... writes:

MJ - doesn't that article say NOT INCLUDED - naltrexone?? being from the poppy plant!!

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MARY JO & ART - OK - i guess that's what it means!! reading too fast, as usual!!

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Could someone please correct me if I am

wrong, but from what I have read, naltrexone is a hydrochloride salt, which

acts as an opioid antagonist (against opiates [which are derived from poppies]),

which is where it’s use in narcotic addiction comes in.

Jenn

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What plant is Naltrexone derived from?

Naltrexone is derived from the Opium poppy.

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Jenn, you are correct in that Naltrexone HCL is a hydrochloride salt.

Medications that are hydrochloride salts result from the reaction of

hydrochloric acid with an organic base. This form of the drug is usually

more water soluble than the free-form chemical.

Naltrexone is an opium poppy derivative. It is used in its

hydrochloride form,

C20H23NO4·HCl

For an interesting discussion on, "What does the HCL designation

after a drug name stand for?" See:

http://answers.cbfl.net/answers/threadview?id=591870

Jenn wrote:

Could

someone please correct me if I am

wrong, but from what I have read, naltrexone is a hydrochloride salt,

which

acts as an opioid antagonist (against opiates [which are derived from

poppies]),

which is where it’s use in narcotic addiction comes in.

 

sunnymilanna wrote: >Naltrexone is derived from the Opium poppy.<

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from the opium poppy seed? does LDN make us "high", then?

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do poppy bagels make you high?

at least we're not injecting what's harvested from Chinese hamster ovaries

Re: [low dose naltrexone] Re: What plant is Naltrexone derived from?

from the opium poppy seed? does LDN make us "high", then?

marshiris