Editing Poppy (section)

==Uses and cultivation==
[[File:3mohn z01.JPG|thumb|Poppy stems next to jars of blue, gray, and white poppy seeds used for pastries]]
The flowers of most poppy species are attractive and are widely cultivated as annual or perennial [[ornamental plant]]s. This has resulted in a number of commercially important cultivars, such as the Shirley poppy, a cultivar of ''Papaver rhoeas'' and semi-double or double (flore plena) forms of the opium poppy ''Papaver somniferum'' and oriental poppy (''Papaver orientale''). Poppies of several other genera are also cultivated in gardens.{{cn|date=October 2023}}

[[Poppy seeds]] are rich in oil, [[carbohydrate]]s, [[calcium]] and [[protein]]. [[Poppyseed oil|Poppy oil]] is often used as cooking oil, salad dressing oil, or in products such as margarine. Poppy oil can also be added to spices for cakes or breads. Poppy products are also used in different paints, varnishes, and some cosmetics.<ref name="Kryzmanski, J 1999 p. 388-393">Kryzmanski, J. and Jonsson, R. (1999) Poppy. In: Robbelon, G., Downey, R.K., Ashri, A.(eds.), Oil Crops of the World. Their Breeding and Utilization. McGraw Hill, New York, {{ISBN|00-705-30815}}. p. 388-393</ref>
[[File:Afghan poppies.jpg|thumb|Poppy cultivators being interviewed in a poppy field]]
A few species have other uses, principally as sources of drugs and foods. The [[opium poppy]] is widely cultivated and its worldwide production is monitored by international agencies. It is used for production of dried latex and [[opium]], the principal precursor of narcotic and analgesic [[opiates]] such as [[morphine]], [[heroin]], and [[codeine]]. 

=== Traditional medicine ===
[[Poppy seed]]s contain small quantities of both [[morphine]] and [[codeine]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Meadway |first1=C. |last2=George |first2=S. |last3=Braithwaite |first3=R. |year=1998 |title=Opiate concentration following the ingestion of poppy seed products – evidence for 'the poppy seed defence' |journal=Forensic Science International |volume=96 |issue=1 |pages=29–38 |doi=10.1016/s0379-0738(98)00107-8 |pmid=9800363}}</ref> which are pain-relieving drugs. Poppy seeds and fixed oils can also be nonnarcotic because when they are harvested about twenty days after the flower has opened, the morphine is no longer present.<ref name="Kryzmanski, J 1999 p. 388-393" /> Poppy cultivation is strictly regulated worldwide, with the exception of India where opium gum, which also contains the analgesic [[thebaine]], is legally produced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Licensed cultivation of opium {{!}} Department of Revenue {{!}} Ministry of Finance {{!}} Government of India |url=https://dor.gov.in/narcoticdrugspsychotropic/licensed-cultivation-opium#:~:text=India%20is%20one%20of%20the,as%20morphine,%20codeine%20and%20thebaine. |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=dor.gov.in}}</ref>