Description

California Poppy is a therapeutic herb and flower that is rich in vitamins A, C, and E as well as minerals such as calcium and magnesium. California poppy contains sedative properties that make it highly beneficial for relieving anxiety, stress, panic attacks, insomnia, hypertension, colic and bedwetting in children. It is also useful for behavioral disorders such as OCD, Bipolar disorder, Alzheimer’s, ADD, and ADHD..

Due in Stock: 20th June 2018

California Poppy Description

The California poppy flower is usually golden orange, hence its common name “golden poppy.” It is the California state flower.  The receptacle has an expanded rim that holds the young bud with two sepals until it blooms.

The stem of the flower grows to approximately 5 to 20 inches tall, with teal coloured leaves sprouting from its base. The plant is prolific with numerous dark-coloured seeds held in the centre of the flower within slender, ribbed, single-celled seed capsules.

Plant Parts Used: Root, leaves and seeds. Bitter to the taste with subtle euphoric properties, the entire plant of the Californian poppy is harvested in maturity.

It is dried and used for medicinal purposes as a diffusion, tincture, and powder.

Therapeutic Uses, Benefits and Claims of the Californian Poppy

The main active ingredients are alkaloids such as chelirubine, sanguinarine, and macarpine.

Other alkaloids are present in minor concentrations. The herb also contains flavon-glycosides and has been noted with the following therapeutic properties:

Anxiety

• May help calm rapid heartbeat
• Aids in relaxation
• Promotes a euphoric feeling

Depression Symptoms

• Acts as a sedative
• Relieves aches and pains  caused by depression
• Promotes a euphoric feeling

Muscle Spasms

• Calms muscle spasms
• Reduces acute nerve pain caused by spasms
• Promotes and regulates healthy blood flow

Insomnia

• Calms the muscles
• Promotes relaxation
• Aids in clearing your thoughts near bedtime

Intellectual Capacity

• Has been used for concentration in the elderly
• Helps maintain a healthy memory function
• Overall can improve your intellectual capacity

Tooth Pain

• Relieves pain caused by a tooth ache
• Reduces inflammation
• Antimicrobial properties reduce the chances of infection around the tooth

Open Wounds

• Reduces inflammation around the wound
• Can work in numbing the area
• Reduces the chances of infection

Head Lice

• Kills head lice

Bedwetting

• Reduces bedwetting caused by nervous tension
• Reduces bedwetting caused by anxiety in children

ADD/ADHD

• Promotes a calming nature in an overactive mind
• Aids in the reduction of jitters due to ADHD
• Promotes relaxation

Other Benefits

This herb has also been used to improve intellectual capacity, memory, and concentration in the elderly.

The California poppy has been used as an herbal treatment for tooth pain. The odontalgic properties are found in the plant´s root, which is cut and applied directly to the affected area.

As an alcoholic  tincture, it can be used for its antimicrobial properties applied externally to cuts and scrapes.

The herb´s analgesic and antispasmodic properties have been found useful in the relief of acute nerve and muscular centered pain.

It has been used as a remedy in cases of high fever, rapid pulse, and persistent spasmodic cough.

Ingredients
Made with wild-crafted  Eschscholzia californica aerial parts diffused 1:1 strength macerated for 2-3 weeks in high quality vegetable food-grade glycerine 60% (non-GMO , palm/coconut derived) & distilled water.

Suggested Usage
In tincture or extract form for mild pain and anxiety 15 to 30 drops can be taken three times a day; for severe cases, 30 to 40 drops, two to five times per day.
Suggestion: Shake well; mix 15-30 drops in water or held under the tongue; take 1-3 times daily.

Clinical References
Modulatory Effects of Eschscholzia californica Alkaloids on Recombinant GABA Receptors
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4609799/