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Papaveraceae

Medical Definition:	The poppy plant family of the order Papaverales, subclass Magnoliidae, class Magnoliopsida. These have bisexual, regular, cup-shaped flowers with one superior pistil and many stamens; 2 or 3 conspicuous, separate sepals and a number of separate petals. The fruit is a capsule. Leaves are usually deeply cut or divided into leaflets.
Guide Notes:	prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM
Previously Indexed:	Papaver (1998-2001)

Papaveraceae Categories.

	Argemone - A plant genus of the family PAPAVERACEAE that contains isoquinoline alkaloids.
	Chelidonium - A plant genus in the family PAPAVERACEAE, order Papaverales, subclass Magnoliidae.
	Eschscholzia - A plant genus of the family PAPAVERACEAE that contains benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids.
	Papaver - A genus of Eurasian herbaceous plants, the poppies (family PAPAVERACEAE of the dicotyledon class Magnoliopsida), that yield OPIUM from the latex of the unripe seed pods.
	Sanguinaria - A plant genus of the family PAPAVERACEAE. S. canadensis is the source of sanguinarine extract used in MOUTHWASHES.

Papaveraceae Medical Definitions and Terms

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