Details of Papaver somniferum

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Summary	Statewise availability	Phytochemicals
Scientific Name:Papaver somniferum Genus:Papaver Species:somniferum Family:Papaveraceae Synonym:	Chattisgarh Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Madhya Pradesh Maharastra Punjab Tamil Nadu West Bengal	LINOLENOLEIC-ACID PAPAVERALDINE SULFURIC-ACID
Ailments cured	Plant parts and method of its use	Vernacular name
Cough	Fruits : Taken orally	Himachal Pradesh : Afim Jammu and Kashmir : Posth Punjab : Afyum Tamil Nadu : Kasakasa