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Plants with toxic alkaloids - University of Washington

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Lactifers – pipelines for defense and wound healing<br />

Opium for illegal use is <strong>of</strong>ten converted<br />

into heroin, which is less bulky to<br />

smuggle & has a potency <strong>of</strong> twice that <strong>of</strong><br />

morphine. Heroin can be taken by<br />

intravenous injection, intranasally,<br />

smoked and inhaled.<br />

Semen papaveri or poppy seeds contain<br />

a lot <strong>of</strong> oil but little morphine.

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