Poppy Flower entire IPHYM Herbalism Papaver rhoeas

Poppy Flower entire IPHYM Herbalism Papaver rhoeas

Latin name: Papaver rhoeas L.

Parts used: the petals

Synonyms: cock-Mahon, COQUELOURDE poppy fields, poppy-cock, poppy harvest, red poppy, wild poppy, culvert

Family: Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae

Features: well-known plant, biennial herb considered a "weed". It grows everywhere, especially in cereals. Petals are scarlet red with a small black heart at the base.

Medicinal Properties Poppy

- Antitussive (due to mucilage)
- Spasmolytics, Sedative, Hypnotic
- Vagolytic

Dosage Poppy

Confirmed by the use:
- Cough suppressant, sedative (minor disorders of sleep):
Infusion: 20 to 50 g / liter 15 mins brew, drink 250 to 500 ml / day

The advice of our pharmacist herbalist to extract active ingredients from plants:

How to make an infusion easily

For flowers, leaves, berries and seeds for essential oil.

• Pour 500 ml of boiling water (removed from the heat as soon as boiling) 1 tsp. Coffee (3-5 g) of medicinal plant (or mixture of plants), then cover.
• Let steep for 3 to 5 minutes for fresh plants, and 5 to 15 minutes to dry plants.
• Strain and drink the tea hot or not after adding a bit of honey or natural syrup.

Prepare your teas and herbal infusions with low mineral water. Water plays an important role as it conveys the properties of plants.

Drinks herbal generally act better on an empty stomach. Often, it is suggested to drink herbal teas and herbal teas in small sips throughout the day, but it is also possible to divide the daily dose of medicinal plants in 2 or 3 doses. Indications are that it simply takes the natural remedy if necessary.

Botanical description Poppy

- Annual Plant taproot, fibrous, whitish
- Upper: 50-70 cm cylindrical rower, erect, fragile, covered with coarse hair
- Leaf, alternate, deeply divided into narrow segments, elongated and sharp toothed, hairy, a more or less dark green, sometimes yellowish
- Flowers 4 red petals stained black
- Fruit: capsule