botanical record · discovered
Tree Poppy
Bocconia frutescens
Tree Poppy · Bocconie arbustive, Grande chélidoine · Bois codine · Celandine · Chichálítö · Enguambo (Región del Bajío) · Gordolobo · Grande Chélidoine · Guacamaya · Guacamayo · Jon Crow bush, Parrot weed · Krūminis aguonmedis · Llora sangre · Mexikanischer Baummohn · Palo de pan cimarron · Panilla · Papagayo · Papegaaikruid · Parrot weed · Tree poppy · Trompeto
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico, Peru, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Haiti, Venezuela, Argentina, Ddr
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anesthetic, Bronchitis, Cancer, Cataplasm
Science studied: CHELERYTHRINE, PROTOPINE, SANGUINARINE, ALPHA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Papaveraceae
Scientific name: Bocconia frutescens
Common names: Tree Poppy, Bocconie arbustive, Grande chélidoine, Bois codine, Celandine, Chichálítö, Enguambo (Región del Bajío), Gordolobo, Grande Chélidoine, Guacamaya, Guacamayo, Jon Crow bush, Parrot weed, Krūminis aguonmedis, Llora sangre, Mexikanischer Baummohn, Palo de pan cimarron, Panilla, Papagayo, Papegaaikruid, Parrot weed, Tree poppy, Trompeto
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Mexico, Peru, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Haiti, Venezuela, Argentina and 3 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anesthetic
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Cataplasm
- Caustic
- Chilblain
- Collyrium
- Dropsy
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- Emetic
- Eruption
- Itch
- Jaundice
- Mycosis
- Ophthalmia
- Parasiticide
- Poison
- Purgative
- Rubefacient
- Sedative
- Skin
- Sore
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor
- Ulcer
- Vermifuge
- Wart
- Wound
- Aposteme
- Pediculicide
- Repellant(Insect)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Mexico
- Peru
- Dominican Republic
- Colombia
- Haiti
- Venezuela
- Argentina
- Ddr
- West Indies
- Brazil
Documented cultural uses
- Anesthetic
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Cataplasm
- Caustic
- Chilblain
- Collyrium
- Dropsy
- Emetic
- Eruption
- Itch
- Jaundice
show 18 more documented entries
- Mycosis
- Ophthalmia
- Parasiticide
- Poison
- Purgative
- Rubefacient
- Sedative
- Skin
- Sore
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor
- Ulcer
- Vermifuge
- Wart
- Wound
- Aposteme
- Pediculicide
- Repellant(Insect)
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CHELERYTHRINE
- PROTOPINE
- SANGUINARINE
- ALPHA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE
- BETA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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