Broad-fruited Thistle Poppy (Papaver somniferum)
阔果蓟罂粟kuò guǒ jì yīng sùKuoguojiyingsu
Papaver somniferum · Plant
2
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains narcotic alkaloids; highly addictive; regulated substance; avoid use outside of proper medical supervision.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Broad-fruited Thistle Poppy for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Abdominal PainInsomnia Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Broad-fruited Thistle Poppy does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit CalmingBenefit Respiratory Cough
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Papaver somniferum and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Calming9 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Respiratory Cough12 records, 4 in people
- Abdominal Pain2 records, 1 in people
- Insomnia Syndrome3 records, 2 in people