(a) Name the source plant of heroin drug. How is it obtained from the plant?
(b) Write the effects of heroin on the human body.
Asked by varsha.belwate
| 27th Mar, 2018,
03:25: PM
Expert Answer:
(a) Poppy plant (Papaver somniferum) is the source of heroin drug. This is extracted from the latex of the poppy plant.
(b) Effects of heroin drug are:
i- It depresses breathing
ii- It slows down body functions.
Answered by Sivanand Patnaik
| 27th Mar, 2018,
03:40: PM
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