{"id":294,"date":"2024-06-01T07:12:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T05:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phytomania.com\/herbal-medicine\/?p=294"},"modified":"2024-06-01T07:12:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T05:12:51","slug":"californian-poppy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phytomania.com\/herbal-medicine\/californian-poppy\/","title":{"rendered":"CALIFORNIAN POPPY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The CALIFORNIAN POPPY, whose complicated scientific name ( ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA,PAPAVERACEAE ) honors an illustrious Russian botanist, is native to the plains and coastal areas of California where it occurs on rather dry, arid or sandy soils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eschscholtzia californica is a generally annual plant, with cut foliage, pale green, with yellow or orange flowers, sometimes almost red, very decorative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flower bud of Eschscholtzia californica is characteristic, oblong with a rather sharp end, it has two deciduous sepals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flower, terminal, with 4 petals contains many stamens and the fruit, an elongated silique, contains many small seeds that easily ensure the dissemination of eschscholtzia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The California poppy is easily acclimated, it is found in Chile as well as in the south or west of France; it is a decorative plant that can become invasive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many papaveraceae, Eschscholtzia californica has a laticiferous network that contains a latex (colorless in California poppies).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNIAN POPPY SLEEP INSOMNIA SEDATIVE ANXIOLYTIC TRANQUILIZING<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The papaveraceae most often contain many ,ALKALOIDS in the manner of opium poppy (opium poppy). It is the same for the California poppy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WHOLE PLANT contains more alkaloids in the roots (2 to 3%) than the aerial parts,( 0.5%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the alkaloid fraction of roots and aerial parts does not have the same composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the most important alkaloids of Eschscholtzia californica include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bisnorargemonine and Norargemonin (also present in Argemone mexicana),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eschscholtzine and Californidine typical of California poppy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fumarin and Sanguinarin found in many papaveraceae (sanguinarine, celandine, argemone).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chelerythrine, Chelidonine and Homochelidonine also present in celandine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alkaloids of group aporphine: Lauroscholtzine, Glaucine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All these alkaloids of eschscholtzia have been studied by pharmacologists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They do not appear to have any significant toxicity other than Sanguinarin.<br>SANGUINARINE is strongly suspected of being able to cause chronic GLAUCOMA (open angle) that can go as far as blindness.<br>This eye disease is serious and insidious.<br>The roots of the California poppy contain quite a lot of Sanguinarin, but it is only present as a trace in the aerial parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eschscholtzia californica also contains many other more ubiquitous compounds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>carotenoids (petal dyes),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>flavonoids,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>phytosterols,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and a cyanogenic glycoside: linamarin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Eschscholtzia californica was studied in France by the team of the Laboratory of Pharmacognosy at the University of Metz: Rolland A, Fleurentin J, Mortier F and their colleagues.<br>They showed that the aqueous or hydroalcoholic extract of the California poppy is, in the mouse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ANXIOLYTIC at low dose with a deshinbiter effect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SEDATIVE at higher dose; this calming effect is proportional to the dose.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analogous to a minor TRANQUILLIZER of the benzodiazepine type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, when the \u00ab\u00a0benzodiazepine receptor site\u00a0\u00bb is blocked by an antagonistic substance, the California poppy loses its sedative power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to them, the alkaloids of eschscholtzia are not the only ones responsible for sedative or anxiolytic psychotropic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, in vitro, we know that an eschscholtzia extract:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is ANTISPASMODIC , perhaps because of Protopine, antispasmodic and anticholinergic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slows the heart rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some alkaloids are cytotoxic, antifungal, slightly anti-inflammatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In humans, clinical trials generally confirm the SEDATIVE, somewhat HYPNOTIC and ANXIOLYTIC properties of the aqueous or hydroalcoholic extracts of the California poppy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They would also seem slightly ANALGESIC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>USES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The California poppy was used by Native Americans as a medicinal and food plant, but they were very quickly exterminated by American colonizers taking with them their knowledge of local plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The California poppy, eschscholtzia, is a sedative, slightly anxiolytic and analgesic plant that can be used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>in case of DIFFICULTY TO SLEEP both in children over 6 years of age and adults,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>in case of INSOMNIAof the second part of the night,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>in case of MILD ANXIETY and when this is accompanied by \u00ab\u00a0PSYCHOSOMATIC\u00a0\u00bb DISORDERS of the type, ball in the throat, respiratory oppression, feeling of heart that stops, enuresis,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>when insomnia is accompanied by PAIN, related to osteoarthritis for example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some herbal therapists recommend the California poppy in case of MIGRAINES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eschscholtzia is often associated with other sedative plants such as passionflower, valerian or hawthorn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the amount of alkaloids in California poppy, it is CONTRAINDICATED in pregnant or breastfeeding women and young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EXAMPLES OF DOSAGE (all these preparations do not have the same amount of active ingredient):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eschscholtzia californica, prolonged infusion of dry aerial parts: 5 g per day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eschscholtzia californica, alcoholic tincture of aerial parts: 100 to 150 drops in the evening, 1 hour before bedtime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eschscholtzia californica, fluid extract of aerial parts: easier to use because more concentrated in active ingredient, 15 to 30 drops 1 to 3 times a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many proprietary medicinal products that contain californian poppy extracts (eschscholtzia) alone or in combination with other sedative or soothing plants or substances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ABSTRACT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A DECORATIVE, SOOTHING AND ANXIOLYTIC PLANT<br>The California poppy, Eschscholtzia californica is often present in our gardens.<br>It is a very decorative plant, easy to grow.<br>The aerial parts of eschscholtzia are sedative, anxiolytic and slightly analgesic.<br>It is a plant that promotes the appearance of sleep and fights insomnia of the second part of the night.<br>The root contains moderately toxic alkaloids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyright 2019 : Dr Jean-Michel Hurtel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are on www.phytomania.com<br>French site dedicated to medicinal plants and essential oils<br>PHYTOTHERAPY, AROMATHERAPY, MEDICINAL PLANTS, ESSENTIAL OILS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CALIFORNIAN POPPY, whose complicated scientific name ( ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA,PAPAVERACEAE ) honors an illustrious Russian botanist, is native to the plains and coastal areas of California where it occurs on rather dry, arid or sandy soils. 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