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25/09/2020 10:46 am
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Opium is obtained from
(a) Oryza sativa
(b) Coffea arabica
(c) Thea sinensis
(d) Papaver somniferum
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25/09/2020 10:48 am

(d) Papaver somniferum
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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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