Description
Technical & Manufacturing Relevance:
Papaver somniferum has dual regulatory status depending on the plant part used:
• Poppy Seeds & Seed Oil are widely used in food, nutraceutical, and cosmetic manufacturing for nutritional value, digestive support, natural oil content, and as a flavoring/nutritive ingredient.
• Opium latex and capsules are used only in licensed pharmaceutical manufacturing for producing API intermediates and controlled medicines (analgesics, antitussives, antispasmodics), strictly under government authorization.
Applicable Dosage / Product Forms:
– Food & nutraceutical products (seeds, oil): powders, bakery ingredients, capsules, functional foods
– Pharmaceutical use (controlled): APIs, tablets, injections, syrups (licensed only)
Pharmacopoeial / Legal & Compliance Notes:
– Opium, latex, capsules, and alkaloids are Narcotic Drugs
– Cultivation, possession, processing, and export require statutory licenses (NDPS Act, DEA, UN conventions)
– Poppy seeds and seed oil are generally permitted for food/nutraceutical use, subject to residue limits
– Pharmacopeial compliance: IP / BP / USP (for licensed pharma use only)
Manufacturing Support:
We support legally permitted segments only, including:
– Food-grade poppy seeds & oil supply
– Licensed pharmaceutical contract manufacturing (where statutory approvals are in place)
– Complete COA, MSDS, stability, microbial & heavy-metal documentation, and regulatory support for domestic & international trade, strictly as per destination-country laws.
Controlled narcotic materials are handled only against valid government licenses and are not supplied for unregulated use.
