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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
PAPAVERALDINE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERALDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PAPAVERAMINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PAPAVERINE 26 Fruit 20.0 820.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERINE 26 Gum not available 7500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERINE 26 Latex Exudate 5000.0 10000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERINE 26 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERINE 26 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERINE 26 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERINE 26 Seed 0.2 670.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERINE 26 Tissue Culture not available 45.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERRUBINE-C 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERRUBINE-D 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERRUBINE-D 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERUBINES 0 Plant not available not available not available Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PECTIN 24 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.
PENTACOSAN-7-ONE 0 Fruit not available 28.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTOSANS 0 Seed 30000.0 36000.0 -0.89 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PEROXIDASE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 8820.0 9461.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 7 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiovascular 3 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Carminative 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catatonic 2 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Cerebrotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrovasodilator 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Chemopreventive 5 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cholekinetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 8 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Cholinergic 2 Martindale's 28th
Circulotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 4 Martindale's 29th
CNS-Paralytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.