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Chemical PAPAVERINE

Chemical ID
PAPAVERINE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=150 (scu mus) Merck 11th Edition
LD50=20 (ivn rat) Merck 11th Edition
LD50=27.5 (ivn mus) Merck 11th Edition
LD50=33 (ivn mus)
LD50=350-2,500 (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., CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LD50=370 (scu rat) Merck 11th Edition
LD50=745 (orl rat)
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
Antianginal not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticerebrotic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticholinergic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
AntiHIV 10 ug/ml 900 mg/man/day/orl Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence not available Martindale's 29th
Antiischemic 60-600 mg/ivn/man/day Martindale's 28th
Antimeasles not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 150 mg/man/2x/day Martindale's 28th
Antipsoriac 1% topical Martindale's 28th
Antispasmodic EC50=2.8-16 uM Ortiz de Urbina, J.J., Martin, M.L., Sevilla, M.A., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., and San Roman, L. Antispasmodic Activity on Rat Smooth Muscle of Polyphenol Compounds Caffeic and Protocathechic Acids. Phytotherapy Research 4(2): 73, 1990.
Antispasmodic ED50=4.55 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiviral not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Arteriodilator not available Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist gpg Duke, 1992 *
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
Cardiovascular 100 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.
Catatonic 60 mg/kg ipr 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.
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
Papaver bracteatum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Latex Exudate 5000.0 10000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Gum not available 7500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Tissue Culture not available 45.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Seed 0.2 670.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Fruit 20.0 820.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Rauvolfia serpentina Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *