Steinmetz:Papaver

Papaver rhoeas

Also known as (or relevant to) Papaver rhoeas Family Papaveraceae English Names Red Poppy Field Poppy Corn Poppy Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Asia Minor Palestine Syria Persia China Part(s) Used Flores Papaveris rhoeados = Petala Rhoeados

Constituent(s) rhoeadine rhoeadic acid papaveric acid mecocyanin (colouring matter) mucilage saccarose nitrate of potash Action pectoral anodyne expectorant colouring agent soporific digestive sudorific

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• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Papaver somniferum

Also known as (or relevant to) Papaver somniferum Family Papaveraceae English Names Poppy Opium Poppy Natural Habitat Europe Turkey Macedonia Asia Minor Persia India Egypt China North Africa Part(s) Used Capita Papaveris = Capsula Papaveris Fructus Papaveris immaturi Folia Papaveris Fructus Papaveris Oleum Papaveris

Constituent(s) capsule: morphine (contained in the latex and obtained by incision from the unripe capsules used for preparing opium) codeine narcotine papaverine thebaine narceine meconic acid and other substances; seed: fatty oil mucilage albumen (but no morphine. ) Action capsule: sedative anodyne narcotic toxic; leaf: nervine; oil: nutritive

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Papaver somniferum var. album

Also known as (or relevant to) Papaver somniferum var. album Family Papaveraceae English Names White Poppy White Maw Natural Habitat Europe Asia Minor Part(s) Used Semen Papaveris albi Oleum Papaveris albi

Constituent(s) fatty oil albuminoids mucilage cellulose lecithin Action emollient aromatic

Papaver somniferum var. nigrum

Also known as (or relevant to) Papaver somniferum var. nigrum Family Rapaveraceae English Names Blue Poppy Blue Maw Natural Habitat Europe Asia Minor Part(s) Used Semen Papaveris coerulae Oleum Papaveris coerulae

Constituent(s) fatty oil albuminoids mucilage cellulose lecithin Action seed: emollient aromatic used on bread cakes etc. for ornament and flavour