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What is the scientific name of opium?
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Papaver somniferum: The opium poppy plant is part of the papaveraceae family. The scientific name of the opium poppy is papaver somniferum.
Answered 5/9/2016
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lachryma papaveris: Opium is derived from the flower pods of the poppy seed plant (papaver somniferum). Opium (lachryma papaveris) is the dried latex or sap that is extracted from tearing of the pods. Opium contains chemicals know by their own scientific name: morphine [(5α, 6α)-7, 8-didehydro- 4, 5-epoxy- 17- methylmorphinan- 3, 6-diol)], codeine, & other alkaloids such as thebaine and oripavine.
Answered 6/7/2016
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