Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) is used as a medicinal plant and has been described in the ancient literature of Indian system of medicine (Ayurveda). Primarily, purified opium is described to be the major therapeutic for treating (pain, diarrhea, dysentery etc.) component. Because due to the presence of phytochemical on the plant. It contain the carbohydrates, proteins, phenols, steroids, glycosides, quinones / anthroquinone, cyanogenic glycosides, alkaloids, flavonoids, leucocyanidines, tannins, volatile oils and terpenoids. It observed highest inhibitory action against many Bacteria. The...
Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) is used as a medicinal plant and has been described in the ancient literature of Indian system of medicine (Ayurveda)...