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Accepted scientific name of each plant Frequency that plant appears in medicinal sources
Papaver somniferum L. 61
Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum 8

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Non-scientific names Records referring to name
opium 16

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Accepted Name: (2)
  • Papaver somniferum L. (12)
  • Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum (4)
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  • Non-scientific names (16)
Name: (1)
  • opium (16)
Medicinal Source: (12)
MPNS Accepted name Scientific name used in medicinal source All names Medicinal sources
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. opium

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Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum Papaver somniferum L. var. album De Candolle Opium

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U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Opium

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U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Opium

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British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. opium

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Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum Linn. Opium

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Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum Linné Opium

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U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Opium

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British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum Linné Opium

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U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Opium

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British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Opium

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Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum Linné Opium

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U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Papaver somniferum L. Papaver somniferum L. Opium

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WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
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)
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