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Chemical MORPHINE

Chemical ID
MORPHINE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
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.
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Sedative not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Stimulant not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *