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Accepted scientific name of each plant Frequency that plant appears in medicinal sources
Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum 8

These plants were selected because your search term "Papaver somniferum"...

Non-scientific names Records referring to name
opium 4
ḵišḵâš 1

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  • Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum (5)
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  • Non-scientific names (5)
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  • opium (4)
  • ḵišḵâš (1)
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MPNS Accepted name Scientific name used in medicinal source All names Medicinal sources
Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum Papaver somniferum L. var. album De Candolle Opium

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 U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum Papaver somniferum Linné var. album De Candolle Opium

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 U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum Papaver somniferum Linné var. album De Candolle Opium

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 U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum Papaver somniferum Linné variety album De Candolle Opium

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 U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum Papaver somniferum var. album L. ḵišḵâš

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 Med. Pl. Yemen (Fleurentin & Pelt, 1982)
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