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Common Names
Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANGUINARINE | 48 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SEDOHEPTULOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 9870.0 | 10588.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOSTEROL | 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. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 155.0 | 300.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOMNIFERINE | 2 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SQUALENE | 10 | Seed | not available | 59.0 | -1.17 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 5890.0 | 8036.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEPHOLIDINE | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEPHOLIDINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | 50.0 | 55.0 | -0.46 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| SUCCINATE-DEHYDROGENASE | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | 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. |
| SULFURIC-ACID | 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. |
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | 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. |
| TETRAHYDROCOLUMBAMINE | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRAHYDROPALMATINE | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoconstrictor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 13 | Martindale's 29th |
| Vasomotor-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vibriofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |