Question

प्रश्न-2
ओपिऑइड्स किस पादप से प्राप्त किया जाता है ?
Opioids are obtained from which plants?​

Answer 1

Answer:

opium

Explanation:

opium poppy plant

Answer 2

Answer:

Papaver somniferum or Poppy plant is the correct answer.

Explanation:

• Opioids are obtained from Papaver somniferum or the Poppy plant.
• They mainly refer to all the compounds associated with opium.
• They are renowned for their beneficial, addictive, and toxic effects.
• Poppy plants consist of diverse opioids & associated alkaloids involving morphine, thebaine, codeine, noscapine, sanguinarine & papaverine.
• Species of Papaver also contain compounds that have medicinal applications like alkaloid, flavonoid, steroid, essential oil, triterpenoid, phenylpropanoid, etc.
• Compounds of Papaver species demonstrate anticarcinogenic effects, antimutagenic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiparasitic effects as well as effects on the nervous system.