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Download Solution PDFWhat is the scientific name of Opium?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Papaver Somniferum.
- The scientific name of the Opium poppy is Papaver Somniferum.
Key Points
- Opium is a depressant drug.
- It is cultivated in Mandsaur, Neemuch, and Ratlam districts of Madhya Pradesh.
- Opium is used in the manufacturing of morphine drugs.
- The alkaloid factory was established at Neemuch in 1935.
Additional Information
- Emblica Officinalis is the scientific name of Indian gooseberry.
- Raevolfia Serpentina is the scientific name of Indian snakeroot.
- Cinchona is a medicinal plant and quinone - an antifever drug is derived from it.
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