Question

From which plant is heroin ultimately derived?

विकल्प

• Erythroxylum coca

• Papaver somniferum

• Atropa belladonna

• Cannabis sativa

Answer 1

Heroin is obtained by acetylation of morphine, which is extracted from the latex of the poppy plant Papaver somniferum. This is the botanical source for opioid production, specifically the common opium poppy species.