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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
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed 520.0 550.0 -0.42 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
BORON 4 Seed 15.0 95.0 3.36 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron).
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 13807.0 16214.0 2.22 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed 200.0 240.0 -0.13 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
CANADINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Latex Exudate 50000.0 100000.0 0.92 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 236900.0 254130.0 -1.07 Duke, 1992 *
CATALASE 1 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CERYL-PALMITATE 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.
CHOLINE 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Seed not available 13.4 1.27 Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 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.
COBALT 2 Seed not available 0.4 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
CODAMINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CODAMINE 0 Latex Exudate not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CODAMINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CODEINE 14 Fruit 400.0 1320.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
CNS-Stimulant 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.
CNS-Suppressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Co-carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagen-Sparing 1 Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Collyrium 1 Duke, 1992 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Convulsant 6 Duke, 1992 *
Copper-Antagonist 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
Corticogenic 1 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.
Cosmetic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Curaroid 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytoprotective 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.
Cytotoxic 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.