Opium poppy

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Plant Cultures Exploring plants and people of
South Asia
Opium poppy Papaver somniferum Raw opium is
the latex tapped from the fruits. It is used to
make medicines from codeine to morphine.
India is the only country which permits the legal
production and export of raw opium. Poppy
seeds used in baking come from this species.
Kas kas (Hindi) Ahifen (Sanskrit)

Opium poppy
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