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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
(-)-ALPHA-CANADINE 0 Root not available 129.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ALPHA-CANADINE-METHOHYDROXIDE 0 Root not available 129.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-CARYACHINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-NORARGEMONINE 0 Root not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
10-HYDROXYCHELERYTHRINE 0 Tissue Culture not available 4.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
10-HYDROXYSANGUINARINE 0 Tissue Culture not available 50.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
12-HYDROXYCHELIRUBINE 0 Tissue Culture not available 137.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',4'-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXYISOFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-METHOXYFORMONONETIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Plant 600.0 2900.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Root not available 27000.0 0.40 Duke, 1992 *
ALLOCRYPTOPINE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLOCRYPTOPINE 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLOCRYPTOPINE 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLOCRYPTOPINE 5 Shoot not available 260.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CANADINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HOMOCHELIDONINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHERAXANTHIN 1 Flower not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BERBERINE 130 Shoot not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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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
Antiplatelet 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiproliferant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprotozoal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipsoriac 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antipurpuric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisalmonella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisecretory 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antishigellic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antispasmodic 8 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antispermigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antistrep 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).