Well, understanding how rocks are changed by heat, pressure, and chemical solutions can help us in understanding the variety of metamorphic rocks which we actually observe on the Earth's surface.
Noscapine is a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid produced in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) and other members of the Papaveraceae. It has been used as a cough suppressant and more recently was shown to possess anticancer activity.
Both of those are opiates just like morphine! It tastes like morphine because it's made from morphine ;^). morphine is illegal to possess without a perscription however, no doctors perscribe it for at home use and if they do, a nurse has to do the iv to administer it so you can't really possess it legally. Not if you have a prescription for it. neither heroine nor morphine are illegal in the US. They are both controlled drugs and you need a prescription to have them. Generally doctors (especially in a hospital) are free to prescribe anything they like-in accordance to their licence.