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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
(+)-LAUDANIDINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-RETICULINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-RETICULINE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ALPHA-NARCOTINE 0 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-NARCOTOLINE 0 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-SCOULERINE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-SCOULERINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-HYDROXYCODEINE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-NONACOSANOL 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
13-OXOCRYPTOPINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
16-HYDROXYTHEBAINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
20-HYDROXY-TRICOSANYLCYCLOHEXANE 0 Fruit not available 36.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-NONACOSANE 0 Fruit not available 3.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
5'-O-DEMETHYLNARCOTINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-3,7-DIMETHOXYPHENANTHRENE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ACTEONLYDIHYDROSANGUINARINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-CODEINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-CODEINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
ACONITASE 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Demulcent 1 Duke, 1992 *
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Dermatitigenic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Detoxicant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic? 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Digestive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Disinfectant 1 Martindale's 29th
Diuretic 11 Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Intercalator 1 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.
DNA-Protective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dopamine-Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor 1 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Dye 1 Merck 11th Edition
Emetic 5 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.
Energizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ergogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Erythrocytogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Essential 8 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.