🌿 MEDICINAL PLANT PROFILE

Papaver somniferum

Overview

Papaver somniferum

Papaver somniferum L.

Papaveraceae

Papaver

Latex; seed

Latex and seeds

Morphine; codeine; papaverine; thebaine

Source of opioid alkaloids; regulated pharmaceutical source

Opioid pharmacology

Controlled/regulated plant and alkaloids