Papaver bracteatum – a Summary of Current Knowledge

vestigated f o r 15 years, A review of recent investigations in the fields of Increasing abuse of opiates has made botany, genetics, cytology, biochemistry it necessary t o obtain alternative sour-and pharmacognosy is given in this sumces to Papaver somniferum as raw ma-mary. The closely related P. orientale terial for the pharmaceutical industry. and P. pseudo-orientale are briefly One suitable source is Papaver bractea-reviewed. Other alternative sources t o tum LINDL. which has been closely in-P. somniferum are also discussed.