Papaver rhoeas has a very different alkaloidal makeup than Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy. While containing virtually no morphine or codeine, Papaver rhoeas does contain high levels of the alkaloid thebaine, which, through complex chemical synthesis, can be converted into drugs such as oxycodone, buprenorphine, and the more potent Bentley compounds. While the above mentioned drugs are still usually manufactured using Papaver somniferum, many pharmaceutical companies, as well as national governments (read about the Nixon plan during the '70s) have considered the possibility of using Papaver rhoeas as a substitute for the opium poppy due to its high thebaine content. To answer your question succinctly, Papaver rhoeas does contain opiate alkaloids (i.e. thebaine), though not morphine or codeine (or the levels are so low as to be insignificant), and therefore does not "make opium" in the traditional sense. Further, conversion of thebaine to any psychoactive opioid constituent requires complex laboratory synthesis and equipment out of the reach of anyone but the most expert of chemists.
No. There are many poppy species, but opium referrers to the substance collected from one species (Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy).
papaver rhoeas
Possible, They will not be as potent as papaver somniferum.
Red Weed flower (poppy flower).corn poppy
Papaver somniferum (opium poppy, or simply opium)
The Latin name for Opium Poppy is 'Papaver Somniferum'. 'Papaver' is the word for a poppy and 'somniferum' means 'I bring sleep'. So in Latin, Papaver Somniferum means 'poppy which brings sleep' referring to the sedative and painkilling nature of opium.
Yes, it's extracted from opium poppy plant (Papaver somniferum)
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The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy.
Opium doesn't stand for anything. The name of the drug comes from the flower that it's harvested from, the Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)
No. Opium is a refined product derived from the opium poppy, papaver somniferum, which grows in abundance all over the world.
It is the opium poppy. (Papaver somniferum)
Morphine is derived from opium, which is extacted from the Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum.