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Scientific noun: Papaver Somniferum L.

 
Family: Poppy family - Papaveraceae
 
Habitat: Balkans, Middle East , India and China.
 
Alkaloids: morphine, codeine, papaverine and narceine.

Main alkaloid : morphine ( C17 H19 NO3)
 
Active parts: The opium or latex produced by doing a cut in the walls of the capsule.
 
Medicinal properties: Analgesic and somniferous.
 
Toxicity: Addiction to morphine.

(SEE OPIUM AND DERIVATIVES)

Symptoms: The need of superior doses to feel relief, lack of appetite, thinness, contracted pupils, paleness and premature aging .

Treatment:

Medical detoxification.