| Plant names |
| Papaveraceae |
| English |
Common Poppy, Common Red Poppy, Corn-Poppy, Red Poppy |
| Latin |
Papaver rhoeas L., Papaver erraticum (Plin.) J.Bauh. |
| Plant parts | Flower / Blossom, Sap / Juice, Unripe seed capsule |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
abscess, Anticonvulsant, Anxiety disorders, Asthma, cough, emollient, expectorant, furuncle, give a good night's sleep, Hypnotic, No medical use, Pain, Pickmeup, pleurisy, relaxes the nervous system, Skin complaints, Skin diseases, sleeplessness, Tonic |
| Cancer |
cancer |
| Women's diseases |
Amenorrhea |
| Foods |
coloring of food |
| Other uses |
colour medicine, colouring, ink production, Potpourri |
| Contents |
| | alkaloid, Allicin, anthocyanidin glycosides, bitter essence, Dyes, meconic acid, mucilage, Oil, red dye stuff, rhoeadine, Rubber, Saponins, Tannic acid, Tanning agents |
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