does anyone have any info on the alkaloid profile of the mexican prickley poppy?
also, which parts are toxic, is it only the seeds?
Always wondered about this one. Here's what we have from Dr. Duke:
ALPHA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE Root
ARGEMONIC-ACID Plant
ARGEMONINE Plant
BERBERINE Plant 410
CHELERYTHRINE Root
CODEINE Plant
COPTISINE Seed
DIHYDROCHELERYTHRINE Root
DIHYDROSANGUINARINE Shoot
FAT Seed 200000 393000
ISORHAMNETIN-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE Flower
ISORHAMNETIN-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE Flower
L-GLUTAMIC-ACID Seed
LINOLEIC-ACID Seed 96000 188600
MORPHINE Plant
MYRISTIC-ACID Seed
NORARGEMONINE Fruit
OLEIC-ACID Seed 44000 85800
PALMITIC-ACID Seed
PALMITOLIC-ACID Seed 12000 23600
PHYSETOLIC-ACID Seed
PROTEIN Seed 176000 181000
PROTOPINE Plant 840
RESIN Plant 17500
RICINOLEIC-ACID Seed 20000 39300
ROMNEINE Plant
SANGUINARINE Seed
TANNIN
Most mentions of toxicity include mention of the seeds or seed oil, which are also the traditionally medicinally used parts of the plant. I had thought that any "activity" for this one was found in its latex, like Papaver poppies.
You probably saw this, but it's a nice collection of abstracts about Argemone mexicana :
//http://www.plantasmedicinales.org/abstract/feb2002/Argemone%20mexicana.htm
Hope this helps some.
You mean to tell me the prickley poppy has morphine and codiene in it? Must be so small amounts that it makes no difference or the storm troopers would make it illegal.
Someone must have dropped a bunch of poppy seed in my back yard or else they transfered some peat pots full of little poppy plants. Nice of whoever it was cause now I've got poppies growing. Just to look at and for flower arrangement of course. By the look of them they must be hens and chicks. Better than prickly poppies I think
Stoney
thanks, looks like the seeds are the most problematic part of the plant
yes i agree opium poppies are much nicer to have in the garden..the lack of spines makes em alot weasier to work around