Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used for the extraction of opium?

Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used for the extraction of opium? Correct Answer Capsules

Opium is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade. The latex also contains the closely related opiates codeine and thebaine, and non - analgesic alkaloids such as papaverine and noscapine.
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