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Plant Eschscholzia californica (Papaveraceae)

Common Names
California Poppy
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Subspecies
californica
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LAUROSCHOLTZINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LAUROSCHOLTZINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MACARPINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MACARPINE 0 Tissue Culture 7.0 23.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Root not available 93.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MORPHINE 22 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-METHYL-LAUROTETANINE 0 Shoot not available 80.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NORARGEMONINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NORISOARGEMONINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NORSANGUINARINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-MEHTYL-CARYACHINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-METHYL-CARATACHINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-METHYLCARIACHINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 250000.0 0.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTOPINE 24 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOPINE 24 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOPINE 24 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOPINE 24 Shoot 30.0 150.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Vasoconstrictor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 3 Duke, 1992 *
Vasomotor-Stimulant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vibriofuge 1 Duke, 1992 *