Question

Which alkaloid is found in opium?

• A. Morphine
• B. Codeine
• C. Narcotine
• D. All the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All the above

Opium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy. Approximately 12 per cent of the opium latex 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.

So the correct answer is 'All the above'.