Mexican Poppy

Argemone mexicana, Mexican poppy,Gamboge thistle, Pisola, Satyanashi

Botanical Name : Argemone mexicana

English Name : Mexican poppy,Gamboge thistle

Hindi Name : Pisola, Satyanashi

Sanskrit Name : Swarnakshiri

Description

Mexican poppy is a plant common in India It is also found in Mexico and USA.

This plant is a member of Papveraceae plant family.

This is an annual prickly herb of about 100 cms. height with yellow latex. The leaves are simple, sessil, spiny, sinuate-pinnatified, variegated with white, spiny on margins and veins white.The flowers are bright yellow, terminal on short leafy branches. The fruits are prickly capsules about 4 cms. long, spinous, erect. The seeds are numerous, black, globose prominently reticulately veined.

Usage

In Ayurveda the leaves, seeds and the roots are used for treatment of skin diseases, leprosy, pruritus.

Obtained Chemical Compounds

Allocryptopine and berberine are obtained from this plant.

Gujarati: Brahmdandi,

Marathi: Firangi dhotra

Bengali: BaraShil-Kantal

Kannada: Datturigidda

Tamil: Kudiyotti

Malayalam: Ponnummattu

Telugu: Brahmadandi

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