The efficacy and function of wild poppy

Wild poppy is a famous traditional and commonly used Chinese medicinal material in my country with a long history of application. Today we will learn about wild poppies.

[Alias] Mountain opium, mountain poppy, hairy poppy, wild opium (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine), mountain rice shell (Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Northeast China).

[Source] The fruit, husk or whole herb with flowers of the wild poppy of the Papaveraceae family. Harvested in summer and autumn.

[Original morphology] Perennial herb, 30 to 60 cm tall, the whole plant has hard hairs, and white pulp when broken. The basal leaves are clustered, oblong, deeply pinnately lobed, with the lobes further unequally lobed; with long petioles. The flower stem is erect, growing from the base, thin, and much longer than the leaves; the flower is single, terminal; there are 4 petals, obovate, wavy, the inner 2 are smaller, orange-yellow or yellow. The capsule is rectangular or obovate-spherical, about 18 mm long, with a lid on the top, often densely covered with stiff hairs.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in high and dry areas on hillsides. Distributed in Northeast China, Shanxi, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and other places.

[Properties and flavors] ① "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Northeast China": "sour and slightly bitter."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Qinglin Chinese Herbal Medicine": "It can relieve intestinal pain and detoxify. It can treat enteritis and dysentery."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 qian.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From the Ningxia Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook

Everyone should know about the medicinal value of wild poppy, so you can be more targeted when consuming it in your daily life. More reasonable use of medicines can better treat some common diseases.