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*Argemone mexicana, Mexican Poppy
Argemone mexicana, Mexican Poppy Prickly Poppy, Yellow ThistleShialkanta, Swarnaksiri (Ayurveda)Satyanasi (Unani)Piramathandu (Siddha)Ji Ying Su (TCM) Millspaugh, C.F., American medicinal plants, vol. 1 (1892) Botanical name: Argemone mexicana Parts used: 1. Seed; Expressed Oil of the Seed2. Whole plant; Plant latex Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Constituents: Alkaloids:Seed: sanguinarine, dihydrosanguinarine Latex: berberine (0.74%), protopine…