The efficacy and function of thistle poppy root

Most people are already familiar with the Chinese medicine poppy root. But in fact, not many people know the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine poppy root, so let's talk about it below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Argemonemexicana L., a plant of the Papaveraceae family.

[Original form] Poppy is an annual herb, 30-100cm tall, with bitter juice. The stem is branched, scattered with thorns, and covered with white powder. Basal leaves are densely clustered; with short petioles less than 1 cm long; leaf blades are elliptical, 5-20 cm long, 2.5-7.5 cm wide, green on the upper side, grayish white on both sides along the veins, grayish green on the lower side, with scattered thorns along the veins on both sides, deeply pinnate-shaped edges, lobes with wavy teeth, and thorns at the tips of the teeth; stem leaves are alternate, sessile or semi-amplexicaulous. Flowers densely arranged in terminal inflorescence; pedicels extremely short; each flower with 2-3 leaf-like bracts, 1-3cm long and 1-1.5cm wide; sepals boat-shaped, 1cm long, with spurs at the tip, thorns at the tip, and a few thorns scattered on the outside, which fall off when flowering; 6 petals, broadly obovate, 1.7-3cm long, yellow or orange-yellow; filaments about 7mm long, anthers narrowly oblong, 1.5-2mm long, curved into semicircle to circle after cracking; ovary oblong, about 0.7-1cm high, covered with yellow-brown extended thorns, style extremely short, stigma 3-6 lobed, dark red. The capsule is oval, 2.5-5cm long, 1.5-3cm wide, covered with sparse yellow-brown spines, and has 4-6 lobes that split from the tip to 1/4-1/3 of the total length. The seeds are spherical with obvious reticulation. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is from June to August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in fields or rivers at an altitude of 850-1200m.

[Chemical composition] The root contains allocryptopine, proiopine, berberine, sanguinarine, norsanguinarine and trace amounts of coptisine, as well as β-sitosterol.

【Functions and indications】Diuretic and insecticidal. Main gonorrhea; red worm disease

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 3-6g; grind into powder, 0.5-1.5g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are the effects and functions of poppy root. We can also consume poppy root reasonably according to our own situation to relieve the pain caused by the disease.