The opium poppy is a type of plant in which opium and poppy seeds come from. Opium is where many narcotics like morphine, are taken from.
No. There are many poppy species, but opium referrers to the substance collected from one species (Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy).
The active ingredient in opium poppy sap is morphine.
Although possession of opium poppy seeds is not illegal in the United States, growing opium poppies is illegal.Since WikiAnswers goes by the laws of the United States, we cannot provide information on how to grow opium poppies.
It is the poppy flower which contains opium, not the poppy leaves.
The botanical name for opium poppy is Papaver somniferum.The poppy is used for medicinal purposes, such as the production of morphine and codeine. Unfortunately is is also used to produce illegal drugs such as heroin.
Crude opium is made of the opium poppy's latex. This latex is obtained by cutting the unripe pod of the plant.
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Yes, oxycodone does indeed come from the opium poppy plant. The opium alkaloid, thebaine, is extracted from the opium latex. It is then refined in a lab until it is made into Oxycodone.
Latin opium, from Greek opion: "poppy juice, poppy," derived from opos: "vegetable juice."
opium Using poppy seeds in foods such as bagels, etc are now not counted by your doctor as opiate use due to the level of result from a urine/lab test (from a gas chromatograph). Unfortunately, large use such as the "poppy seed, pineapple juice with bromalain formula" will test as morphine use. This will elininate you from any opiod regime your doctor is treating you with!
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