Orange Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

橘黄罂粟jú huáng yīng sùJuhuangyingsu

Papaver rhoeas · Plant

Papaver rhoeas
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains alkaloids; may cause sedation; milder than opium poppy; avoid during pregnancy; limited safety data.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Orange Poppy for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Abdominal PainInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Orange 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 rhoeas 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.