there is more to it than just the history of the latex of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Rather, as Inglis makes clear, opium has long been a substance of deep social, political ...

poppy seeds are the seeds of a poppy flower—specifically the papaver somniferum. This variety, also known as a breadseed or ...

The climate of these parts of Asia seems peculiarly adapted to the growth of the species of poppy (papaver somniferum), from which opium is obtained ; accumulating in the juice of the plant the ...

It is the first chemical evidence of the opium poppy within such a jug ... the university's Department of Chemistry. The plant, papaver somniferum, is a native of Turkey Opiates are drugs derived ...

The poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas) is an enduring symbol of ... who cultivated the plant for its opium content. They used opium for medicinal as well as ritualistic purposes. The California poppy ...