Opium-poppy Sentence Examples

Opium is obtained from the latex of the opium poppy (Pa paver somniferum), which contains the alkaloid morphine.

Methadone is an opiate substitute and is synthesized from the raw materials found in the opium poppy.

Ancient Sumerian and Egyptian medical texts dated as early as 4000 B.C. mention the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) as the source of a milky fluid (opium latex) that could be given to relieve coughs and insomnia as well as ease pain.

Morphine-The principal alkaloid derived from the opium poppy for use as a pain reliever and sedative.