Ahiphena – Papaver somniferum – Ayurvedic Herb :
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In many varieties of opium , narcotine is quite half as abundant .
Seeds contain large percentage of a blend fixed oil called maw or pappy oil of a pale yellow colour drying easily and of an agreeable odour.
Seeds are alkaloids free. The white variety of poppy seeds the least amount of morphin . the purple variety gives the highest yield.
Contain large amount of alkaloids (38 in number) organic acids and natural substance
Alkaloids are morphine 5 – 9 P.C, narcotine 2.8 P.C codeine 0.2 -0.7P.C, thebaine / paramarphine 0.15 – 4 P.C Gytopine 0.08-0.5p.c, Leudanine 0.01 P.C, leudanine 0.0008 , larthopine 0.0008P.C groscopine 0.2 P.C tritopine 0.0015 P.C, papaverine 0.8- 1P.C, narcine 0.2 – 0.7 P.C, Neapine ,porhyroxxine, meecndine, pseudopapaverine, papaveramine .
Organic acids are meconic acid 4 P.C, lactic acid 1.25P.C, acetic , sulphuric , citric and tartaric acid which exists in combination with the alkaloids
Bitter netral principles are mecanin opium 0.3 P.C, meconiamin , porphyroxine water 16 P.C, Pectin, essential oil and ash 6.P.c , salts of calcium ammonium and magnesium