BPharm 5th Sem Notes

Opium (or poppy tears), narcotic drug is dried latex obtained obtained from the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Opium Poppy Seed Pod execuding Latex Synonyms: Crude Opium, Raw Opium, Gum Opium, Afim, Aphim (अफ़ीम) – Hindi, Biological Source: Opium is the air dried milky latex obtained by incision from the unripe capsules of Papaver […]

Atropa belladonna, commonly known as belladonna or deadly nightshade, is a poisonous perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, which also includes tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant (aubergine). Atropa belladonna fruit of Atropa belladonna L.(poisonous) Leaves of Atropa belladonna Synonyms: Belladonna herb, Belladonna leaf, Deadly night shade leaves, Banewort, Death’s herb, Dwale; Poison black cherry, Folia belladonnae, बेलाडोना, कंटालिका –

Vinca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. Vinca  Seeds of Vinca White rosy periwinkle Synonyms: Vinca rosea, Catharanthus,  Madagascar  periwinkle. Periwinkle, Sadaphuli(सदाफूली), Sadabahar(सदाबहार) – Hindi Biological Source: Vinca is the dried entire plant of Catharanthus roseus Linn.Family – Apocynaceae. Geographical Source: Vinca is a native of Madagascar and