About The Medical Condition Papaveretum

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Papaveretum

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Papaveretum Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Papaveretum?

The air-dried exudate from the unripe seed capsule of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, or its variant, P. album. It contains a number of alkaloids, but only a few - MORPHINE; CODEINE; and PAPAVERINE - have clinical significance. Opium has been used as an analgesic, antitussive, antidiarrheal, and antispasmodic.

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