California Poppy
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Eschscholzia californica
BIOTANICAL FAMILY
Papaveraceae; Poppy family
PLANT PART
Leaves, flowers, and seed
PREPARATIONS
Tincture, infusion, honey, and syrup
THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS
Nervine, sedative, antispasmodic, analgesic, anxiolytic, and antidepressant
EMOTIONAL/ENERGETIC QUALITIES
Cooling and drying
ETNOBOTANY LORE AND ANCIENT PRACTICES
The native peoples of the Western United States used the California poppy as a traditional analgesic herb and childhood sedative. Its contemporary medical use dates to the late 1800s.
SAFETY
Could potentiate effects of other sedatives; High doses may interfere with activities like driving and operating machinery. Avoid use in pregnancy.
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