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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
GNOSCOPINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GNOSCOPINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 5280.0 5664.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
HYDROCOTARNINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROCOTARNINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYCODEINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INVERTASE 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.
IODINE 12 Seed not available 0.0 -0.28 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
IRON 6 Seed 91.0 143.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
ISOBOLDINE 5 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBOLDINE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCITRATE-DEHYDROGENASE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCITRATE-LYASE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCORYPALMINE 0 Plant 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.
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 9050.0 9708.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUINOLINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 5330.0 5718.0 0.67 Duke, 1992 *
L-DOPA-DECARBOXYLASE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTATE-DEHYDROGENASE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiRaynaud's 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretardation 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiretinopathic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiretinotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisalmonella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antischizophrenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisclerodermic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiscoliotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiscorbutic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiscotomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseborrheic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antisecretory 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 13 Martindale's 28th
Antiserotonin 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antishigellic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antishock 1 Martindale's 29th
Antisickling 3 Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990.