Family Name : PAPAVERACEAE

Botanical 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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