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Q. Drug morphine is derived from :

J & K CETJ & K CET 2000

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Opium is obtained from the unripe fruits of Papaver somniferum. The opium contains several important alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, narcotine etc. The opium has narcotic and sedative effect.