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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
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Leaf not available 1000.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
NONACOSAN-1,8-DIOL 0 Fruit not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NONACOSAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NORMORPHINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NORNARCEINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
NORSANGUINARINE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NOSCAPINE 2 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NOSCAPINE 2 Latex Exudate 40000.0 60000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NOSCAPINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NOSCAPINE 2 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-METHYLSOMNIFERINE 0 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTACOSAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTADECENOIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 56230.0 71872.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OPIONIN 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.
OPIUM 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ORIENTALINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Hemostat 3 Duke, 1992 *
Hemostatic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hepatocarcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective 9 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotropic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide 1 Angewandte Botanik 68(5/6)=1994. Page 195.
Histamine-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hydrocholerectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypercholesterolemic 3 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Hyperglycemic 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.
Hypertensive 5 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Hyperthermic 1 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Hyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypnotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Hypoammonemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoarginanemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hypocholesterolemic 19 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypoglycemic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic 3 Duke, 1992 *