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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TETRAHYDROPAPAVERINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Fruit not available 7800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Gum not available 22500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Hypocotyl not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Latex Exudate 1000.0 25000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 17300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Seed 10.0 410.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE 7 Tissue Culture 20.0 45.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAOL 0 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Seed 7.8 9.9 0.79 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Seed 9050.0 9708.0 0.35 Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROLS 0 Seed not available 200.0 -0.57 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Seed 2550.0 2735.0 -0.20 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
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 *