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Plant Papaver somniferum (Papaveraceae)

Common Names
Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy
How this plant is used
Food
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
(+)-LAUDANIDINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-RETICULINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-RETICULINE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ALPHA-NARCOTINE 0 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-NARCOTOLINE 0 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-SCOULERINE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-SCOULERINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-HYDROXYCODEINE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-NONACOSANOL 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
13-OXOCRYPTOPINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
16-HYDROXYTHEBAINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
20-HYDROXY-TRICOSANYLCYCLOHEXANE 0 Fruit not available 36.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-NONACOSANE 0 Fruit not available 3.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
5'-O-DEMETHYLNARCOTINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-3,7-DIMETHOXYPHENANTHRENE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ACTEONLYDIHYDROSANGUINARINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-CODEINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-CODEINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
ACONITASE 0 Latex Exudate 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
(+)-Inotropic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acidifier 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant 3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Additive 3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Adrenergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adrenolytic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 9 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelopathic 3 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amebicide 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).