AHIPHENA - Papaver somniferum
























































AHIPHENA

Botanical Name— Papaver somniferum Linn. 

Family— PAPA VERACEAE

Names in different languages

Bengali-Postodheri; Hindi- Postha; English- Opium/Poppy seeds Telugu- Nalla mandu

Introduction

Raja Nighantu describes  Ahiphena under the ‘Upa Visa gana.

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