Papaver Somniferum
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. |