The notoriety of Papaver somniferum, the “sleep-inducing poppy,” is only partly to do with its outlaw family. Opium poppies are grown for their edible seeds and for pharmaceutical uses. The type that ...

Opium is a highly addictive drug. It’s made from juice extracted from the unripe seed pods of opium poppy plants (the scientific name is Papaver somniferum). Opium is used to make a class of drugs ...

Six months after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted Dover-bound opium poppy pods at the Port of Wilmington, officials have seized another shipment. The 3-kilogram package — or 7 ...

Guatemalan security forces eradicate opium poppies in a village near Tajumulco, Guatemala, March 20, 2024. The boom in supply and use of the synthetic opioid fentanyl has devastated the trade in opium ...

Opium poppy is an annual or biennial herb of the genus Papaver. It is the main ingredient for the preparation of opium, which has been prohibited for unauthorized cultivation. However, the ...

Poppy seeds are an essential ingredient in many parts of Europe, as well in Bengali cuisine, and in Pakistani kopta, are derived from the dried seed pods of the poppy plant. The seeds themselves don’t ...