Authors: Preeti Sharma
Poppy, a plant belonging to the papaveraceae family, is the source of opium.It is a plant that blooms. It has sedative, somniferous, and neurotoxic properties in addition to being cerebrally poisonous. Due to its neurotoxic nature, opium causes a variety of adverse effects, including anxiety, seizures, hallucinations, sleepiness, giddiness, and many more. In order to create various types of analgesic medications to cure pain and promote sleep, this poppy is grown as an agricultural crop. The main source of opium, or dried latex made by the seed pods, is the opium poppy, as its name suggests. Because opium has sexual properties, many people use it for extended periods of time before becoming addicted. Keywords: Somniferous, Neurotoxic, Poppy seed
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