Human Health and Diseases Question 117

117. Which part of poppy plant is used to obtain the drug “Smack”?

(a) Flowers

(b) Latex

(c) Leaves

(d) Roots

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) ‘Smack’ also called as brown sugar/ Heroin is formed by acetylation of morphine. It is obtained from the latex of unripe capsule of Poppy plant (Papaver somniferum).



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