Cornpoppy

Research from: A Modern Herbal and The Encyclopaedia of Herbs and Herbalism

Papaver rhoeas

L papaveracea

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Corn Poppy Properties
Names	History	Constituents	Uses

Corn poppy	A traditional use of the	Pigments comprising	sedative
Field Poppy	red petals for dye has been	the anthocyanins,	anti-spasmodic
Flanders Poppy	made since the 15th c.	mecocyanin,	diaphoretic
Corn Rose	P. Dubium L. is used	cyanidol	for colic
Flores Rhoeados	medicinally as is. P. rhoea	mucilage	anxiety
Headache	It is a cultivar in Flanders	traces of the crystalline	tonsillitis
Common Red Poppy	and several parts of Germany.	alkaloids	bronchitis
	Foliage was once used	rhoeadin	irritable coughs
other field poppies:	as a vegetable, and the syrup	rhoeagenine	colour in:
	prepared from the petals	rhoearubine	medicine and
P. Dubium L.	was used in soups and	mildly narcotic,	wine
P. hybridum	hot cereals.	controversy over	culinary
P. Argemone	principal constituent is	possible morphine	oil for cooking
	the red colouring matter	content
	of the fresh petals:Rhoeadic
	and papaveric acids

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