name: Opium Poppy

flavor_db_name_variants: opium poppy

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Opium poppy

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name_scientific: Papaver somniferum

description: Papaver somniferum, the Opium poppy, is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are derived. Opium is the source of many narcotics, including morphine (and its derivative heroin), thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine. The Latin botanical name means the "sleep-bringing poppy", referring to the sedative properties of some of these opiates. The poppy is the only species of Papaveraceae that is an agricultural crop grown on a large scale. Other species, Papaver rhoeas and Papaver argemone, are important agricultural weeds, and may be mistaken for the crop. The plant itself is also valuable for ornamental purposes, and has been known as the "common garden poppy", referencing all the group of poppy plants. Poppy seeds of Papaver somniferum are an important food item and the source of poppyseed oil, a healthy edible oil that has many uses.

itis_id: 18894

wikipedia_id: Opium_poppy

picture_file_name: 447.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 72650

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:32:23.000Z

legacy_id: 474

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Spices

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:42.000Z

updated_at: 2019-12-11T19:32:39.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 3469

export_to_foodb: false

public_id: FOOD00438