Argemone mexicana

Traditional uses

  • Ache(Head)

    Tradition: Elsewhere

  • Anodyne

    Tradition: Dominican Republic

  • Antidote(Scorpion)

    Tradition: India

  • Antifertility

    Tradition: Paraguay

  • Aperient

    Tradition: West Indies

  • Bladder

    Tradition: Central America

  • Cancer

    Tradition: Peru

  • Catarrh

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Cathartic

    Tradition: Sudan

  • Chancre

    Tradition: Martinique

  • Cold

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Colic

    Tradition: China

Chemicals

  • ALPHA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE

    Plant part: Root

  • ARGEMONIC-ACID

    Plant part: Plant

  • CHELERYTHRINE

    Plant part: Root

  • CODEINE

    Plant part: Plant

  • DIHYDROSANGUINARINE

    Plant part: Shoot

  • FAT

    Plant part: Seed. Amount: 200000 to 393000

  • ISORHAMNETIN-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE

    Plant part: Flower

  • MORPHINE

    Plant part: Plant

  • NORARGEMONINE

    Plant part: Fruit

  • OLEIC-ACID

    Plant part: Seed. Amount: 44000 to 85800

  • PALMITOLIC-ACID

    Plant part: Seed. Amount: 12000 to 23600

  • PHYSETOLIC-ACID

    Plant part: Seed