Plant Macleaya cordata (Papaveraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Plume Poppy

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
ALLOCRYPTOPINE	5	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE	130	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BOCCONINE	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BOCCONOLINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHELILUTINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHELIRUBINE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COPTISINE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOPINE	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROCHEILANTHIFOLINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ETHOXYCHELERYTHRINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ETHOXYSANGUINARINE	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HELERITRINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HOMOCHELIDONINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MACARPINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OXYSANGUINARINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PROTOPINE	24	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PROTOPINE-N-OXIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SANGUINARINE	48	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Antigingivitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antigonorrhea	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatomic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antihepatotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiinflammatory	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiischemic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antileishmanic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipogenic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimalarial	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic	2	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antimuscarinic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antimyalgic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimycotic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antineoplastic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontic	1	Duke, 1992 *