Table 1.

A few plants bearing BZD alkaloids and their traditional medicinal uses.

Plant Species	Applications	References
Argemone mexicana L. (Papaveraceae)	Antiprotozoals: to dissolve eye cataracts, to remove warts, and to treat skin infections	[4]
Chelidonium majus L. (Papaveraceae)	Skin, liver, and eye diseases; antiparasitic	[5]
Corydalis yanhusuo Chou (Papaveraceae)	Analgesic for chest pain, post-partum blood stasis, and spleen and stomach stasis	[6,7]
Macleaya cordata Willd (Papaveraceae)	Anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities	[8]
Eschscholzia californica Cham (Papaveraceae)	Sedative, anxiolytic, analgesic, soporific, spasmolytic, diuretic, and diaphoretic	[9,10]
Sanguinaria canadensis L. (Papaveraceae)	To treat cold and congestion, sore throats, emetic, abdominal cramps, lumps, wound infections, and rheumatism	[11]