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Name one plant and the additive drug extracted from its latex. How does this drug affect the human body?

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Name one plant and the additive drug extracted from its latex. How does this drug affect the human body?

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Morphine is obtained from the plant Papaver somniferum (poppy plant).

It is an opioid that binds to specific receptors in the central nervous system and gastro intestinal tract and slows down the body function.

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