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Morphine is derived from the unripe seed pods of the poppy (papaver somniferum).

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Where was morphine originated?

Morphine is generally kept locked up in hospitals. Pharmacies do not normally carry morphine. Morphine is a controlled substance because it is derived from or emulates the same opioid source that heroin comes from.


Extraction of morphine fromopiumpoppypdf?

extraction ,isolation,characterization of morphine which is obtained from opium poppy plant


How do they make morphine?

Although morphine can be synthesized by an organic chemist, its is far cheaper and economical to retrieve morphine from opium. Opium comes from a type of flowering plant that contains several chemicals that are medically useful, morphine is one such chemical. There are various processes for isolating morphine from opium/poppy straw, but suffice to say, organic chemistry techniques are involved.


What is the medical term meaning morphine?

Morphine is an active alkaloid extracted from the opium poppy plant and is used as opiate analgesic medication.*alkaloid is any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds of plant origin which have physiological actions on humans.


Which part of the opium plant contains morphine?

Morphine is primarily found in the latex sap of the opium poppy plant's unripe seed pods. The opium poppy's seed pods contain a milky liquid that contains morphine as well as codeine and other alkaloids.


Is the poppy a sleep-inducing plant?

Yes poppy plant is a source of morphine which induces sleep.


What is the plant of morphine?

Morphine is derived from opium, which is extacted from the Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum.


What is the herbal equivalent to morphine?

Herbal equivalent? It is one of the many drugs that came from a plant. Morphine owes its origins to the opium poppy.


Is morphine natural?

Yes, it's extracted from opium poppy plant.


Which was the first compound to be isolated from the plant?

In early 19th century someone isolated MORPHINE, ALKALOID OPIUM (POPPY). morphine is used as analgesic.


Is Vicodin made by a plant or a lab?

Vicodin is a synthetic morphine type med, made in a lab but is 99% same as the opium div that morphine is gained from.


What type of drug is morphine?

it is a opiate it is derived from the poppy plant and then has been senthasied to make it more potent