CALIFORNIA POPPY ESCHSCHOLZIA CALIFORNICA

CALIFORNIA POPPY (Eschscholzia californica Cham.) +

Activities (California Poppy) :
- Analgesic (1; CRC; EFS; HHB); Antispasmodic (1; BRU; CRC; PH2; WAM); Anxiolytic (1; BRU; PH2; WAM); Calmative (in small doses) (1; WAM); Diaphoretic (f; CRC); Diuretic (f; CRC); Emetic (f; DEM); Lactifuge (f; DEM); Narcotic (1; CRC; DEM); Piscicide (f; CRC); Poison (f; DEM); Sedative (1; BRU; PHR; WAM); Soporific (1; CRC; EFS; PH2); Uterotonic (1; CRC; HHB; KOM).

Indications (California Poppy) :
- Ague (f; CRC); Anxiety (1; WAF); Cystosis (f; PHR); Depression (f; PHR); Dermatosis (f; CRC); Dysmenorrhea (f; WAF); Dystonia (f; PH2); Dysuria (f; PHR); Enuresis (f; PHR; PH2); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Headache (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Hepatosis (f; PHR); Insomnia (1; PHR; PH2; WAM); Jaundice (f; CRC); Melancholy (f; PHR; PH2); Nervousness (f; PHR; PH2); Neurasthenia (f; PH2); Neurosis (f; PHR); OCD (1; WAF); Pain (1; CRC; EFS; HHB; PHR; PH2); Sore (f; DEM); Stomachache (f; DEM); Stress (f; WAF); Toothache (1; DEM); Tuberculosis (f; DEM).

Dosages (California Poppy) :
- 1 - 2 ml liquid extract (PHR); 2 - 3 g in tea, to 4 cups/day (AHP); 1 tsp dry root and/or herb/cup water 2 - 3 ×/day; 30 - 40 drops tincture 2 - 3 ×/day (WAF).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (California Poppy) :
- Class 2b (AHP). Commission E reports aerial parts not permitted for therapeutic use. Use during pregnancy should be avoided as the major alkaloid cryptopine shows a stimulating effect on guinea pig uterus in vitro (AEH). Do not use during pregnancy; do not use with MAOI antidepressants (WAM).

Extracts (California Poppy) :
- Californidine reportedly antispasmodic, anxiolytic, sedative, and soporific. Cryptopine uterotonic at 1 ppm (HHB).