 Papaver somniferum L. |
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Papaveraceae.
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- Local Name:
- Post, Afyun.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- A annual herb up to 1.5 m tall, cultivated in local area.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Leaves simple,ovate-oblong,serrate.Flower bud ovoid-oblong.Flower actinomorphic,large,showy,white,reddisd,purple.Sepals glabrous.Petals obovate-orbicular.Fruit a capsule,smooth with round base.Seed white,dark-grey to black.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- March-May.
- Harvesting Time:
- Cultivated.
- Medicinal Value:
- It has sedative and pain killing properties locally used for these diseases.25 allopathic drugs are derived from it. It is a important plant of medicine concern in area.
- Part Used:
- Fluidly gum, Seed.
- Occurrence:
- Cultivated.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, Collection, Cultivation, Drying, Packing, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
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