Tuesday 23 January 2024

Plants We Used To Use 269. Long-headed poppy

Long-headed poppy (Papaver dubium) contains alkaloids, with pain-relieving and sedative properties. It was consequently used in herbal medicine, to treat coughs; asthma and inflammations.

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