Rhoeadine (rheadine) is an
alkaloid
Alkaloids are a class of basic
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derived from the flowers of the
corn poppy
''Papaver rhoeas'', with common names including common poppy, corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, and red poppy, is an annual herbaceous species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is a temperate native with ...
(''Papaver rhoeas'').
It has been studied for its potential use in the treatment of morphine dependence.
Toxicity
5 different patients were admitted to ER after being intoxicated with
corn poppy
''Papaver rhoeas'', with common names including common poppy, corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, and red poppy, is an annual herbaceous species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is a temperate native with ...
. Symptoms of intoxication include nausea, vomiting, confusion, seizures, myosis and arrhythmia.
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Alkaloids
Azepanes
Benzodioxoles
Heterocyclic compounds with 6 rings