Opium Poppy
Naturally occurring opioids, or opiates, are found in the opium poppy, the same plant that produces those little black seeds on your breakfast bagel. Doctors have been using the poppy opiate morphine to alleviate pain since the early 1800s (Julien et al., 2011).
Naturally occurring opioids, or opiates, are found in the opium poppy, the same plant that produces those little black seeds on your breakfast bagel. Doctors have been using the poppy opiate morphine to alleviate pain since the early 1800s (Julien et al., 2011).
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