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Non-scientific name:

opium poppy

1 Accepted name(s) for "opium poppy":

Accepted name
Papaver somniferum L.

7 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L.
Native American Ethnobotany (Moerman, 1998) Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. latex from capsule, capsule, seed
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Papaver somniferum L. subsp. somniferum Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L.
Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. latex obtained by incising unripe capsules
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Latex, Seeds

168 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "opium poppy":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aaphuka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
abhini Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
abini Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
abu-an-naum Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
abunom Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
acarankam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
adormidera Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
afeem Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
afeemu gida Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
afim Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
afin Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
afirm Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
afium Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
afiun Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
afu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
afyun Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ahifen Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ahiphena Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ahiphenam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amapola real Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
apenam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aphim Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aphu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aphukam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
apin Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
apini Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
apinicetti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
atilam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
avin Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bazrul-khash-khash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
biligasagase Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
biligasgase Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bizrul khashkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bizrul-khashkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cacavinmayirttali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
casa casa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cettanti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chosa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cukkumatantulam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
doda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dormideira Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
gasagasala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gasagasala-chettu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gasagasalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gasagase Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gasalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gasha-gasha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gasha-gasha-chedi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gasha-gasha-tol Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gashagasha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gasugasalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gear Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
iracanatikam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kacakaca Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kacakacacceti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kacavanipam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kahs-khasa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kakasha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaknar nim kofta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kannatayacceti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karappu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kas-kas Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasa-kasa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasabijam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasakasa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasakase Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasakathi gida Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasha-kashach-chedi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kashakasha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kashkash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
keshi Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
khakasa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khas-khas Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khasa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khasa-khasi-gida Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khasakhasi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khash--khash-ke-khash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khash-khash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khash-khash-ka-per Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khash-khash-ke-bonde Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khashkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khashkhash safaid Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khashkhash sufaid Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khashkhashsufaid Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khashkhashul baiza Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khashkhassh (safaid/siyah) Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khaskhas Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khaskhasa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khaskhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khaskhashinche baend Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khishkhash Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
khuskhus Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kokinar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
koknar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
koknar nim kofta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maw seed Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nabatul-khash-khash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nagaphena Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nallamandu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nallamanthu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
oeillette Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
oilseed poppy Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
opievallmo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
opium Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papavero da oppio Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
papoula Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
parunkam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pavero domestico Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
pavot officinal Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
pavot somnifère Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
pest Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
phaniphena Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poast khahkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poast khashkash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poast khashkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poast-i-khashkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poppy Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
posht Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
post Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
post-e-khashkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
post-e-koknar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
post-koknar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
post; khash-khash-ka-per Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
posta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
posta-katol Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
postaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
postaka-chedi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
postakai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
postakaya-chettu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
postakkaycceti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poste koknar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poste-khash-khash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
postekoknar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
posthakkai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
posts Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
posttakkai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
postubejam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
postukkaycceti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
postuvrikshaha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
qishr-ul-khashkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
qishrul khashkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
qishrul-khash-khash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
qishrul-khashkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
scag Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
schlafmmohn Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
schlafmohn Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
smack Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
small opium poppy Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
sufeed srah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm khashkash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm khashkhas safaid Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm khashkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm khashkhash safaid Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm-i-khashkhash Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm-i-khaskhash safaid Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhme-koknar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukme koknar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ude saleeb Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ullasata Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vellai postakay Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
white poppy Other Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
wild poppy Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
yanggwibi Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ying su Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
ying su qiao Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
ying su zi Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
ābu el-num Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)