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Chemical ID
MORPHINE
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=745 (orl mus) | |
| LD50=905 (orl rat) | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| LD=1-10 mg man | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Allergenic | 1 ppm | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 50 mg/kg orl mus | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Analgesic | 5-20 mg/4 hrs/ivn orl scu/man | Martindale's 29th |
| Antibradykinic | 1.1 mg/kg scu rat | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Antidiuretic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotrophic | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiperistaltic | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antispasmodic | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antitetanic | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Antitussive | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Cardiovascular | 1.1 scu rat | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Catatonic | 18 ipr | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Catatonic | 125 scu rat | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Catatonic | 500 orl rat | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Convulsant | 160 mg/kg scu rat | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dermatitigenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Euphoric | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastrosedative | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Narcotic | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Neurotoxic | not available | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argemone mexicana | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eschscholzia californica | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver bracteatum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Leaf | 28.0 | 8950.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Latex Exudate | 30000.0 | 250000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Plant | 900.0 | 2000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Root | 200.0 | 3900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Stem | 10.0 | 300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Gum | not available | 115000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 196000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Seed | 0.3 | 390.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Shoot | 39.0 | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Hypocotyl | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Fruit | 150.0 | 11200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |