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Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

Synonyms/Common Names/Related Substances:

  • Alkaloids, anthocyanins, astragaline, coptisine, depsides, field poppy, Flanders poppy, flavonoids, glaudine, glycosides, hyperoside, hypolaetin, isocorydine, isoquercitrine, kaempferol, luteolin, n-methylasimilobine, Papaveraceae (family), Papaver rhoeas, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, protocatechuic acid, quercetin, red corn poppy, red poppy, rhoeadine, stylopine, wild poppy.

Clinical Bottom Line/Effectiveness

Brief Background:

  • Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is well known for its showy red flowers, and should not be confused with the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). In the Mediterranean, corn poppy greens are eaten as a vegetable. A few mouse studies indicate that corn poppy extracts may reduce morphine withdrawal symptoms (1;​2;​3). However, there is insufficient available evidence in humans to support the use of corn poppy for any indication. Corn poppy may have iron-chelating activities and should be used cautiously in patients undergoing chelation therapy, or with thalassemia or anemia (4).

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Interactions

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History

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References

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