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  2. Opium - Wikipedia

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    Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. [4] Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade.

  3. Eating Poppy Seeds? Here Are the Health Benefits, Nutrition ...

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    Poppy seeds come from the poppy plant (Papaver somniferum), which people have turned to for centuries as the source of opium for pain relief and for ailments like cough and diarrhea.

  4. Papaver somniferum - Wikipedia

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    Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy [2] or breadseed poppy, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae.It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy seeds are derived and is also a valuable ornamental plant grown in gardens.

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    Poppy seed risks and side effects. ... according to a report in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology. But washed poppy seeds don’t naturally contain opium compounds, Silverman explains. Unwashed ...

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    These kidney-shaped, speck-sized dried seeds have no narcotic effects; the opium is no longer present once the seeds are formed. Considered a seed and a spice, poppy seeds have been cultivated ...

  7. Poppy seed - Wikipedia

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    The poppy seeds harvest can be a by-product of cultivation of Papaver somniferum for opium, poppy straw, or both opium and poppy straw. However, harvesting for poppy seeds of superior quality is in conflict with harvesting for opium as poppy seeds should be harvested when they are ripe, after the seed pod has dried.

  8. Poppy tea - Wikipedia

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    Poppy tea is a herbal tea infusion brewed from poppy straw or seeds of several species of poppy. The species most commonly used for this purpose is Papaver somniferum, which produces opium as a natural defense against predators. In the live flower, opium is released when the surface of the bulb, called the seed pod, is pierced or scraped.

  9. Papaveraceae - Wikipedia

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    The Papaveraceae family includes many plants that produce alkaloids, including opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Opium is derived from the latex of the opium poppy seed pods and has been used for centuries due to its psychoactive properties. The main alkaloids found in opium, such as morphine, and codeine have huge impact on pharmaceuticals and ...

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