OPIUM POPPY PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM

OPIUM POPPY (Papaver somniferum L.) (+++ seeds) (XXX opium)

Activities (Opium Poppy) :
Abortifacient (f; SKJ); Analgesic (1; APA; CRC; KAP; PHR); Anaphrodisiac (1; FEL); Antibacterial (1; BIB); Antidiarrheal (f; PNC); Antidote, atropine (f; FEL); Antidote, physostigmine (f; FEL); Antidote, strychnine (f; FEL); Antiinflammatory (f; DEP); Antipyretic (1; FEL; KAB); Antispasmodic (1; APA; DEM; DEP; FEL; PNC); Antitussive (1; APA; PHR; PNC); Aphrodisiac (f; CRC; KAB); Astringent (1; CRC; DAA; KAB); Calmative (1; CRC); Carminative (f; BIB; CRC); Cerebrostimulant (1; KAP; FEL); Decongestant (1; CRC); Deliriant (f; KAB); Demulcent (f; BIB; CRC); Diaphoretic (f; CRC; FEL; PNC); Diuretic (f; KAB); Emollient (f; CRC); Euphoric (1; APA); Expectorant (f; CRC); Hemostat (f; CRC); Hypotensive (f; BIB; CRC); Hypnotic (1; APA); Intoxicant (1; CRC); Lipogenic (f; KAB); Myorelaxant (1; APA; FEL); Narcotic (1; APA; CRC; SUW); Nervine (f; BIB; CRC); Sedative (1; APA; CRC; KAP); Spinostimulant (f; FEL); Stimulant (1; APA); Tonic (f; BIB; CRC); Tranquilizer (f; DEM); Vasodilator (1; CRC).

Indications (Opium Poppy) :
Anemia (f; KAB); Angina (1; DAA); Anxiety (1; APA); Asthma (1; APA; CRC; FEL); Bacteria (1; BIB); Bleeding (f; CRC); Boil (f; BIB; CRC); Bronchosis (f; KAP; PHR); Bruise (f; CRC); Calculus (1; FEL); Cancer (1; CRC; FNF); Cancer, bladder (1; JLH); Cancer, breast (1; JLH); Cancer, colon (1; JLH); Cancer, ear (1; JLH); Cancer, eye (1; JLH); Cancer, liver (1; JLH); Cancer, nose (1; JLH); Cancer, skin (1; JLH); Cancer, spleen (1; JLH); Cancer, stomach (1; JLH); Cancer, throat (1; JLH); Cancer, tongue (1; JLH); Cancer, uterus (1; JLH); Cancer, uvula (1; JLH); Cancer, vagina (1; JLH); Cardiopathy (f; WOI); Catarrh (f; CRC; FEL); Childbirth (1; FEL); Cholecystosis (f; PHR); Cholera (f; DEP; FEL); Cold (f; CRC); Colic (f; DEP; PHR; PH2); Condyloma (f; JLH); Congestion (1; CRC); Conjunctivosis (f; CRC; FEL; PH2); Convulsion (f; KAP); Cough (1; APA; FEL; PHR; PNC); Cramp (1; APA; DEM; DEP; FEL; PH2; PNC); Cystosis (1; BIB; CRC; DEP; PH2); Delirium (f; DEP; FEL); Depression (f; PH2); Dermatosis (f; FEL; JLH); Diarrhea (1; APA; CRC; FEL; PH2); Duodenosis (f; WOI); Dysentery (1; CRC; DEP; FEL; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; CRC; DEP); Dyspepsia (f; FEL); Eclampsia (1; FEL); Embolism (1; WOI); Enterosis (1; APA; CRC; FEL; PH2); Epistaxis (f; BIB); Erysipelas (f; FEL); Fever (1; CRC; DEP; FEL; KAB; PH2; PNC); Flu (f; WOI); Flux (f; CRC); Gallstone (f; PH2); Gangrene (f; DEP); Gastrosis (1; APA; DEP); Gonorrhea (f; FEL); Gout (1; FEL); Headache (f; CRC; DAA); Hemicrania (f; BIB; CRC); Hemorrhoid (f; FEL); Hepatosis (f; DEP; JLH); High Blood Pressure (f; BIB; CRC); Hyperacidity (f; WOI); Hypochondria (f; CRC); Hysteria (f; CRC; FEL); Induration (f; JLH); Inflammation (f; CRC; DEP; PH2); Inhibition (1; APA); Insomnia (1; APA; CRC; KAP); Itch (f; BIB); Kidney Stone (f; PH2); Leukorrhea (f; CRC; DAA); Malaria (f; CRC); Mania (f; BIB; CRC); Mastosis (f; JLH); Melancholy (f; CRC); Menorrhagia (f; DEP); Mucososis (f; FEL); Myocardosis (f; WOI); Nausea (f; CRC; FEL); Nephrosis (f; DEP; FEL); Nervousness (1; APA; CRC; DEM; KAP); Neuralgia (f; CRC; FEL); Neurosis (f; DEP); Ophthalmia (f; DEP; PH2); Otosis (f; CRC); Pain (1; APA; CRC; FEL; KAP; PHR); Peritonosis (f; DEP; FEL); Pertussis (f; CRC; WOI); Phthisis (f; DEP; FEL); Polyp (f; JLH); Proctosis (f; CRC; FEL; PH2); Prolapse (f; CRC; PH2); Pulmonosis (f; FEL); Raynaud’s Syndrome (1; WOI); Respirosis (1; APA; FEL); Rheumatism (f; CRC; DEP); Scirrhus (f; JLH); Snakebite (f; CRC); Sore Throat (f; JLH); Spasm (1; PHR); Spermatorrhea (f; CRC; DAA); Splenosis (f; JLH); Sprain (f; BIB; CRC); Stomachache (f; BIB; CRC); Swelling (f; CRC); Tenesmus (f; FEL); Tetanus (f; DEP; FEL); Toothache (f; CRC; DAA); Tuberculosis (f; PH2; WOI); Tumor (f; CRC); Typhoid (f; FEL); Typhus (f; PH2); Ulcer (f; CRC; PH2; WOI); Urogenitosis (1; PHR); Uterosis (f; DEP; FEL; JLH); Uvulosis (f; JLH); Vaginosis (f; JLH); Vomiting (f; DAA); Wart (f; CRC; JLH); Wound (1; PHR).

Dosages (Opium Poppy) :
Prescription only (for opiates). I do not believe I’d recommend the dosage in KAP, 30–125 mg.

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Opium Poppy) :
Seeds Class 1 (AHP). Not indexed in Commission E. Opium overdoses can cause cold clammy skin, fast weak pulse, fluid in the lungs, cyanosis, pupil constriction, and possible death from circulatory and respiratory failure. Opium addicts can reportedly tolerate 2000 mg over 4 hours, but 300 mg will kill many naive subjects. Opiates have been detected in urine of poppy-seed eaters as much as 48 hours after ingestion. Like ginkgo, it “increases blood flow to the brain” (APA).