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Common Names
Great Scarlet Poppy
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-NUCIFERINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 0-METHYLCORYPALLINE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 14BETA-HYDROXYCODEINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 14BETA-HYDROXYCODEINONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYLORNITHINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 7000.0 | 8650.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPIGENINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 18300.0 | 21650.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 17000.0 | 20350.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BRACTAMINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BRACTAVINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BRACTEINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BRACTEOLINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CODEINE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPTISINE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CORYPALLINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 4150.0 | 4950.0 | 1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 450000.0 | 480000.0 | 1.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 37600.0 | 43200.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 7750.0 | 9350.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Kubo, M., et al. 1994. Studies on Anti-cataract Drugs from Natural Sources. I. Effects of a Methanolic Extract and the Alkaloidal Components from Corydalis Tuber on in vit Aldose Reductase Activity. Biol Pharm Bull, 17(3): 458-459. |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphicholeretic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Analgesic | 6 | 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. |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiaggregant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialdosteronic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialopecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |