Synonyms
Poppy
tears, Papaver somniferum, Lachryma papaveris, Hul-Gil (Sumerian- joy
plant).
Constituents
Annual
flowering plant. Height 1 to 2 meter. Leaves are lobed and hairy. Flowers
are white or purple. Size of capsules is less than 2.5 cm diameter. Fruit
capsules contain resin. Alkaloids are found in milky latex in unripe seed
capsules. Morphine, codeine, papaverine, noscapine, and thebaine are common
alkaloids. They are present in young leaves also. Sanguinarine is
present in root. Seeds are kidney shaped, and they contain no alkaloids.
Bitter.
Therapeutics
This is medicine
for pain in bowels, common bile duct, uterus, ureters, bladder, and urethra due
to spasm (Belladonna).
It is medicine
for bronchial spasm, cardiac spasm, tetanic spasm, cramps, and neuralgia.
It is medicine
for dysmenorrhoea.
It is
medicine for sleeplessness.
It promotes
endorphins synthesis in brain, and it suppresses pain.
It is
a diaphoretic medicine.
It reduces
intestinal and renal secretions (Myrrha).
It is medicine
for diarrhoea.
It is medicine
for premature ejaculation.
It is
immune modulator, and immune booster (Arsenic album, Ricinus communis,
Helleborus, Camphor, Allium sativa, Asafoetida, Mercurius).
It is remedy
for rhinorrhoea.
It is remedy
for respiratory failure.
It is remedy
for autism spectrum disorders (Gelsemium, Hyoscyamus, Alumen, Physostigma,
Pulsatilla, Stramonium).
It is remedy
for fear, anorexia nervosa, depression, and dark face.
It is remedy
for absent mind, and dementia.
It is remedy
for excessive sleepiness with open mouth (Arsenic album, Naja).
It is a remedy
that has long been used for crying of children (Crocus sativa, Ricinus communis).
It is remedy
for weakness, and neurasthenia (Gelsemium).
It is remedy
for week vision with contracted pupils.
It is remedy
for pain near head and neck.
It is remedy
for asthma, and dry cough.
It is remedy
for indigestion, reflex vomiting, and constipation.
It is remedy
for symptoms associated with contracted pupils, coated tongue, flushed face,
oliguria and dry skin. (Dilated pupils- Belladonna, Stramonium,
Hyoscyamus, Duboisinum, Veratrum).
It is remedy
for tremor.
It is an
anti-viral remedy (HIV infection, hepatitis B, Herpes simplex, Influenza).
It is a sulphur
contain plant (Tabacum, Viscum album, Allium sativa, Azadirecta Indica, Sinapis
niger, Asafoetida, Zingiber).
It had been
used for smoking with tobacco.
It had been
used with hemlock and aconite for suicidal attempt (Last lady pharaoh-
Cleopatra vii).
Word opium
was derived from “opos” (Greek) which means milky juice. Word meconium was
derived from the phrase for “like opium juice”.
Friedrich
Wilhelm Adam Serturner (1783-1841) German pharmacist extracted morphine from
poppy in 1804 (Paper was published in 1817).
Dose
Dilution.
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