MCQ
Opium is obtained from
- AOryza sativa
- BCoffea arabica
- CThea sinensis
- ✓Papaver somniferum
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
Papaver somniferum
d
Opium is a narcotic formed from the latex released by lacerating the immature seed pods of opium poppies (Papaver somniferum). Morphine is the most prevalent alkaloid in opium, about $10\%-16\%$ of the total alkaloids. It is responsible for most of the harmful effects such as lung edema, respiratory difficulties, coma, or cardiac or respiratory collapse.
Opium is a narcotic formed from the latex released by lacerating the immature seed pods of opium poppies (Papaver somniferum). Morphine is the most prevalent alkaloid in opium, about $10\%-16\%$ of the total alkaloids. It is responsible for most of the harmful effects such as lung edema, respiratory difficulties, coma, or cardiac or respiratory collapse.
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