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Scope: 鴉片事略
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鴉片事略

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其地,東南兩境產「波畢」,即罌粟花也。取其漿,摶為塊,曰鴉片,今所謂洋藥也。泰西人紀載之書:罌粟初產埃及國,周威烈王時,希臘人以其汁取入藥品食之,能安神止痛多眠忘憂。隋唐之世,阿剌伯人自立為天方國,重希人醫學,希人名罌粟汁曰「阿扁」,阿人遂變扁音為芙蓉,波斯人又音變為片,故有阿芙蓉、阿片之名。明人醫學入門云:「鴉片一名阿芙蓉」,始見「鴉片」二字。蓋自印度南洋展轉傳至中國,復變阿音為鴉也。成化時,中國得其取汁之法。嘉靖初,其法益精。泰西化學家謂鴉片內有一質曰「醉質」,食之令人多眠,蓋醉去也。漸久慣受醉質,則成癮;既得癮,過時不食,全體廢弛;食則復初,而精神日耗,死則隨之。阿剌伯既廣種植,土耳其、波斯諸國效之,歐羅巴洲各國亦種此印度種。最後,其種有二十五,而堪用者甚少。產土耳其、波斯多白花白子;產印度者兩種:一亦白花白子,一紅花黑子。平原所植,俱白花;出喜馬拉山俱紅花。法國人以其子榨油香美,頗好之;英人亦用其漿為藥材;印人則取乾塊為餅,嚼食款客;南洋諸島有生食者;俾路芝以西各部酋皆酷嗜之,亦生食也。明末,蘇門答臘人變生食為吸食。其法:先取漿蒸熟,濾去渣滓,復煮和菸草葉為丸,置竹管就火吸食。回教嚴酒禁而酷嗜鴉片。近二十年,美國因旅居華人吸食者眾,亦有習食成癮者。印人亦多習食,毒物蔓延遂及天下,而中國受禍為獨鉅。歐洲近今不種,阿剌伯、土耳其諸國,俗尚因循,故所產不加多,而印度得英人督率,榨漿摶塊,以機器代人力,遂年增一年。其來中國者,名有四:產邁爾窪部而由孟買出海口者曰「白皮」,乃印度官中自種,箱百六七十枚至二百枚,重百斤,今所謂小土,即小洋藥也;產孟加剌部之派託拿者曰「公班」;賓乃斯者曰「剌班」,一曰「姑」,乃英吉利官中所種,箱四十枚,重百二十斤,則皆由加爾格達城出海口,今所謂大土,即大洋藥也;其他,波斯所產曰「新山」,又曰「紅肉」;土耳其所產曰「金花」,亦俱為小土也。

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