Macleaya cordata
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| Macleaya cordata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Macleaya |
| Species: | M. cordata |
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| Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R.Br. |
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Macleaya cordata (syn. Bocconia cordata Willd., plume poppy) is a poisonous plant,[1] which is used ornamentally.[2]
Macleaya cordata is a source of bioactive compounds, mainly isoquinoline alkaloids which are used in phytopreparations with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities. The seed oil contained dihydrosanguinarine, dihydrochelerythrine and twelve fatty acids of which linoleic, oleic, palmitic and stearic acids predominated.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Macleaya cordata
- ^ Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892.
- ^ Phytochemical and antimicrobial characterization of Macleaya cordata herb Kosina P., Gregorova J., Gruz J., Vacek J., Kolar M., Vogel M., Roos W., Naumann K., Simanek V., Ulrichova J. Fitoterapia 2010 81:8 (1006-1012)
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