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.
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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