Affiliation:
1. The Women University Multan, Pakistan
2. The Women University Multan, Pakistan & Government Graduate College (W), Khanewal, Pakistan
Abstract
Plants are one of the essential assets of medicine. Papaver somniferum (scientific name) is native to Southeastern Europe and Asia. The poppy plant is a common herb that is known for its nutritive purposes. Papaver somniferum, which is generally called as the opium poppy, is a source of drugs that have historically been used to help those suffering from pain. It contains several phytochemicals, mainly isolated from seeds. It consists of a lot of alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, narcotine, etc. It can be used in a variety of food products and to make soaps, paints, and other products of industry. This chapter covers cultivation aspects, production, pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, and ethnobotanical uses. It also consists of biogenic synthesis from poppy seeds.
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