Opium
Opium Opium consists of the dried milky sap obtained from the pod of the opium poppy. ... Opium in its raw form is likely to be contaminated with bacteria and fungi. ... Opium poppy seeds are the source of a drying oil, used for manufacture of paints, varnishes, and soaps and in food. As the peony flowered poppy, the opium poppy is widely grown as an ornamental, even in the United States, where it is illegal to grow.