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Mexican Prickly Poppy
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Mexican Prickly Poppy
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Common name: Mexican Prickly Poppy, Mexican poppy, Prickly Poppy • Assamese: শিয়ালকাঁটা Siyalakanta • Bengali: শিয়ালকাঁটা Siyalakanta • Gujarati: દારુડી darudi, પીળો ધતૂરો Pilo dhaturo, સત્યાનાશી Satyanashi • Hindi: भरभांड Bharbhand, फिरंगी धतूरा Phirangi dhatura, पीला धतूरा Pila dhatura, सत्यानाशी Satyanashi, सियालकांटा Siyalkanta, तिल्मखार Tilmakhar • Kachchhi: દારુડી Darudi, પીરીઓકંઢો Piriokandho, ઉઝરકંઢો Ujharakandho • Kannada: ಅರಸಿನ ಉಮ್ಮತ್ತ Arasina ummatta, ದತ್ತೂರಿ ಗಿಡ Datturi gida, ಗೊಳಗೊಳಿಕೆ Golagolike, ಚಿಕ್ಕಣಿಕೆ Chikkanike, ಹುಚ್ಚು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದಂಡಿ Huchchu brahmadandi • Konkani: फिरंगी धोत्रा Firangi dhotra • Malayalam: ബ്രഹ്മദന്തി Brahmadanti, എരുമക്കള്ളി Erumakkalli • Manipuri: ꯌꯦꯟꯈꯨꯃꯤꯠ Yenkhumit • Marathi: कांटे धोत्रा Kante dhotra, फिरंगी धोतरा Phirangi dhotra, पिवळा धोत्रा Pivala dhotra, सत्यनाशी Satyanashi • Nepali: काँडे Kaande, सत्यानासी Satyaanaasi, सुंगुरे काँडा sungure Kaandaa, थाकल Thaakal • Odia: ଡେଙ୍ଗବେଜାରି Dengabejari, କଣ୍ଟାକୁସୁମ Kantakusuma, ଶିଆଳି କଣ୍ଟା Siali kanta • Punjabi: ਕੰਡਿਆਲੀ Kandiali, ਸਿਆਲਕਾਂਟਾ Sialkanta • Rajasthani: सत्यानासी Satyanasi, ऊँटकांटालीया Unt-kantalia • Sanskrit: ब्रह्मदण्डी Brahmadandi, हेमदुग्ध Hemadugdha, हेमशिखा Hemashikha, कान्चक्षीरी Kanchakshiri, कटुपर्णी Katuparni, पीतदुग्धा Pitadugdha, सृगालकण्टक Srgalakantaka, स्वर्णक्षीरी Swarnakshiri • Tamil: எலியோட்டி Eli-y-otti, குருக்கு Kurukku, குடிக்குச்சகுனி Kutikku-c-cakuni, குடியோட்டுப்பூண்டு Kuti-y-ottu-p-pun-tu, பிரம்மத் தண்டு Piram-mat-tantu • Telugu: బలురక్కసి Balurakkasi, బ్రహ్మదండి Brahmadandi • Tulu: ಉಂಬುಗ Umbuga • Urdu: بهربهانڐ bharbhand, سيال کانٿا siyalkanta • Mizo: Ber-bek Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Argemone mexicana    Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy family)
Mexican Prickly Poppy is a prickly, hairless, branching herb with yellow juice and showy yellow flowers, The Sanskrit name svarnakshiri is given because of the yellow juice (Svarna - Gold; Kshiri - Juice ). In India it is introducd and naturalised and occurs as wasteland weed in almost every part of India. In many parts it is repoorted as crop weed also. The height of this plant varies between 1-4 ft. Leaves are thistlelike, stem-clasping, oblong, multiply cut, spiny, with white viens. Flowers occur at the end of branches, yellow. 2.5-5.0 cm across. Fruits are capsules. The plants is toxic to animals and cattle. Flowering: all year.
Medicinal uses: Mexican Prickly Poppy is highly esteemed as a medicinal plant throughout tropical America. The roots, leaves and seeds are registered officially in the Mexican pharmacopoeia. A decoction of the leaves is drunk as a treatment for ailments of the spleen and liver, and for jaundice or whooping cough. An infusion of the young leaves or flowers is taken to relieve fever, cough and asthma. In Ayurveda, it is used in healing wounds and for various other purposes.
Identification credit: Tabish Photographed in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand & Hiranagar, Jammu.
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