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The opium poppy is a type of plant in which opium and poppy seeds come from. Opium is where many narcotics like morphine, are taken from.

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Q: What is opium poppy?
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Do all poppies contain opium?

No. There are many poppy species, but opium referrers to the substance collected from one species (Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy).


What is the painkiller for opium poppy?

The active ingredient in opium poppy sap is morphine.


Do poppy leaf parts contain opium and how much?

It is the poppy flower which contains opium, not the poppy leaves.


Crude opium is obtained from which part of the opium poppy?

Crude opium is made of the opium poppy's latex. This latex is obtained by cutting the unripe pod of the plant.


Does opium come from opium poppy's?

Yes, oxycodone does indeed come from the opium poppy plant. The opium alkaloid, thebaine, is extracted from the opium latex. It is then refined in a lab until it is made into Oxycodone.


What is the origin of the word opium?

Latin opium, from Greek opion: "poppy juice, poppy," derived from opos: "vegetable juice."


What drug is made from poppy seeds?

opium Using poppy seeds in foods such as bagels, etc are now not counted by your doctor as opiate use due to the level of result from a urine/lab test (from a gas chromatograph). Unfortunately, large use such as the "poppy seed, pineapple juice with bromalain formula" will test as morphine use. This will elininate you from any opiod regime your doctor is treating you with!


Where to get a plant derived?

The opium poppy


What is the plant of morphine?

Morphine is derived from opium, which is extacted from the Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum.


What does the latin name for Opium Poppy mean?

The Latin name for Opium Poppy is 'Papaver Somniferum'. 'Papaver' is the word for a poppy and 'somniferum' means 'I bring sleep'. So in Latin, Papaver Somniferum means 'poppy which brings sleep' referring to the sedative and painkilling nature of opium.


Where does the drug morphine originate from?

Papaver somniferum (opium poppy, or simply opium)


What plant contains many different alkaloids and is the source of opium?

The opium poppy.