Review Article

Papaver Plants: Current Insights on Phytochemical and Nutritional Composition Along with Biotechnological Applications

Table 1

Traditional medical usage of Papaver species.

Papaver speciesCountryInternal/external usageReferences

P. argemone L.IranFlower (headache, coughs)Naghibi et al. [23]
P. bracteatum Lindl.IranFlowers, leaves, seeds (hypnotic and sedative, respiratory tract infections, sore throat, food digestion, eyelid inflammation, spasm, rheumatism pains)Farouji and Khodayari [24]
P. dubium L.TurkeyFlower (colds, cough)Altundaga and Ozturkb [25]; Çakılcıoğlu et al. [26]
P. lacerum PopovTurkeyBuds (goiter)Altundaga and Ozturkb [25]
P. lateritium K. KochTurkeyFlower (sedative, antitussive, bronchial, hypnotic)Akbulut and Bayramoglu [27]
P. macrostomum Boiss. & A.HuetTurkeyFlower (cough)Altundaga and Ozturkb [25]
P. orientale L.TurkeySeed (laxative); leaf (asthma)Altundaga & Ozturkb [25]
P. rhoeas L.TurkeyHerb (sedative); fruit, seed (gastrointestinal diseases)
External usage: aerial part (red spots on body); fruit (burns); seed (dermal diseases, wound)
Altundaga and Ozturkb [25]; Çakılcıoğlu et al. [26]; Polat and Satıl [28]; Ugulu [29];
Yipel et al. [30]
ItalyFruit, young shoot (sedative, hypnotic); young aerial part (depurative); leaf, flower (mental-nervous, hypnotic, mild sedative for child, cough)González-Tejero et al. [31]; Mattalia et al. [32]; Naghibi et al. [23]; Pieroni, [33];
Pieroni and Quave [34]; Scherrer et al. [35]; Vitalin et al. [36];
AlgeriaAerial part (respiratory diseases)Gonzalez-Tejero et al. [31]
CyprusAerial part (nervous/mental conditions, digestive)Gonzalez-Tejero et al. [31]
SpainAerial part (respiratory diseases)Gonzalez-Tejero et al. [31]
IranSeed, capsule (antidiabetic); flower (addiction, sedative, hypnotic)Bahmani et al. [37]; Nadaf et al. [38]
P. somniferum L.TurkeyFruit, seed (gastrointestinal, nervous and respiratory diseases)Yipel et al. [30]
ItalyFruit, seed (tranquiliser, toothaches)Pieroni and Quave [34]
IndiaSeed (demulcent, spasmolytic, muscle catch, tonic); fruit (cough, diarrhea)
External usage: leaf (swelling)
Jadnav [39]; Dar et al. [40]; Goyal [41]; Tayade and Patil [42]
PakistanHerb (narcotic, stimulant, to increase performance, cough suppressant); fruit, leaf (analgesic, narcotics); seed (narcotic, analgesic, sedative, increases excitement and physical vigor)Adnan et al., [43]; Alamgeer et al. [44]; Irfan et al. [45]; Ullah et al. [46]
KoreaExternal usage: fruit, latex, stem (furuncle)Kim and Song [47]