Family Name : PAPAVERACEAEBotanical Name : PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM
Common Name : POPPY SEEDS, APHIM, OPIUM POPPY, WHITE POPPY, POSTA
Part Used : SEEDS, FLOWERS
Habitat : Cultivated on large scale at altitude of 1500m - 2100m.
Uses : Seeds are used as Tonic. Milky juice from immature fruits yield opium. Ripe and dry fruits contain only small quantity of alkaloides and therefore narcotic properties are mild.
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