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Common Names
Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 * |
| 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). |