Opium Cultivation in India- Background, Regulation & Challenges
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Last year, the government opened up opium production and processing to the private sector. Meanwhile, the legal cultivation of opium poppy is suffering several challenges.
About Opium Poppy:
- Opium Poppy is a medicinal herb of the family Papaveraceae.
- It is the source of opium gum, which has several medicinally important alkaloids, including morphine and codeine.
- Morphine is one of the most effective analgesic i.e. pain reliever. It is especially prescribed to terminally ill cancer patients.
- Codeine is used as a cough suppressant in syrups.
- However, the plant is a source of
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