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Plant Papaver somniferum (Papaveraceae)

Common Names
Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
COPTISINE 3 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COREXIMINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORYTUBERINE 3 Plant not available not available not available Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
COTARNOLINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOPINE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOPINE 1 Gum not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOPINE 1 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOPINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOPINE 1 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOARTENOL 7 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CYCLOARTENONE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CYCLOLAUDENOL 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOLAUDENONE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CYSTINE 2 Seed 4530.0 4859.0 1.19 Duke, 1992 *
D-GLUCOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-MANNOHEPTULOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
DAUCOSTEROL 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DESMETHYLEPIPORPHYROXINS 0 Plant not available not available not available Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
DEXTROSE 1 Latex Exudate 27000.0 33000.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
DIASTASE 0 Fruit 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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 25 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist 5 Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 8 Martindale's 28th
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antiperoxidant 3 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiperoxynitrite 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotooxidative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).