Plant Papaver somniferum (Papaveraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy

How this plant is used

Food

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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
LIPASE	0	Latex Exudate	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.
LYSINE	4	Seed	10990.0	11789.0	-0.04	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Seed	3148.0	15600.0	5.00	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE	11	Latex Exudate	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.
MALATE-DEHYDROGENASE	0	Latex Exudate	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID	15	Latex Exudate	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MALTASE	0	Latex Exudate	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MANGANESE	14	Seed	29.0	68.0	0.18	Duke, 1992 *
MECONIC-ACID	0	Gum	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MECONIC-ACID	0	Latex Exudate	not available	100000.0	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MECONIDINE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MECONIN	0	Latex Exudate	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MECONINE	0	Latex Exudate	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MECONISIN	0	Latex Exudate	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
METHIONINE	15	Seed	4700.0	5042.0	0.19	Duke, 1992 *
MORPHINE	22	Fruit	150.0	11200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MORPHINE	22	Gum	not available	115000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MORPHINE	22	Hypocotyl	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MORPHINE	22	Inflorescence	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MORPHINE	22	Latex Exudate	30000.0	250000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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).