Poppy Health Dictionary

California Poppy tea is a natural remedy against insomnia. It is largely used for its healing properties against anxiety, too. California Poppy Tea description California poppy is an annual or perennial plant, originating from the Pacific coast. Its orange-yellow flowers flourish during spring and midsummer. North Americans used to consume this plant for stress-caused illnesses. Landscape artists appreciate California poppy plant for its beauty. California Poppy tea is the beverage resulting from brewing the abovementioned plant. California Poppy Tea brewing To prepare California Poppy tea, place the flowers, stems and leaves in boiling water for about 10 minutes. California Poppy Tea benefits California Poppy tea has been successfully used to:

• fight insomnia by ushering in restful sleep
• fight anxiety
• fight headaches
• fight toothaches and stomachaches
• fight skin sores and ulcers

California Poppy Tea side effects Pregnant women and children should not consume California Poppy tea. California Poppy tea is a healthy beverage able to deal with a large array of diseases such as stomachaches and ulcers and it also proved to be helpful for skin sores.... california poppy tea against insomnia

Eschscholtzia californica (Cham.) French: Globe du soleil. German: Goldmohn. Italian: Escolzia di California. Whole plant. Practitioner use.

Constituents: flavone glycosides.

Action: hypnotic, sedative, nerve relaxant, anodyne.

Uses: Insomnia, migraine, stressful conditions, nervous bowel, anxiety, depression, neuralgia. Combines well with Passion Flower (equal parts) for hyperactivity and sleeplessness.

Preparations: Tea. 1 teaspoon to each cup boiling water; infuse 15 minutes; morning and evening. Powder: capsule: 240mg. 2 capsules middle of afternoon; 4 capsules evening one hour after going to bed. (Arkocaps) ... californean poppy

Papaver somniferum L. Prescription by a medical practitioner only. Contains morphine alkaloids and codeine. Analgesic, narcotic.

Although medication with opiates is addictive and its abuse ranges from dependence to death, use of crushed poppyheads as a topical poultice for crippling pain, as in terminal disease of chest or abdomen, is worthy of consideration. In an age before modern drugs and anaesthetics this was one of the few solaces available. Even today, there are a few situations for which this deep-acting pain-killer is indicated as, for instance, wounds healed but not without pain.

In spite of the plethora of modern drugs to combat the pain of terminal illness, few are as effective as the greatest anodyne of all time which led the eminent Sydenham to say “. . . if it were expunged from the pharmacopoeia, I would give up the practise of medicine”. ... opium poppy