CALIFORNIA POPPY
Sleep 
Anti-stress The California poppy(Eschscholzia californica) is an emblematic flower of California, but is also found in many parts of the world. It is used to promote sleep, reduce stress and relieve headaches thanks to its active compounds, notably specific flavonoids and alkaloids. Read the detailed description
Regulations
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Identification : TLC
Data on traditional use
Cahier de l’agence du médicament (France):
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Used to reduce nervousness in adults and children, particularly for sleep disorders.
EMA monograph :
- Used to relieve mild symptoms of mental stress and to help induce sleep.
Monographie Canada :
- Used to help you sleep
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Detailed description
The California poppy or golden poppy(Eschscholtzia californica) is a flowering plant of the Papaveraceae family, native to the southwestern United States and emblematic of the state of California. The plant has been introduced by man to Chile, the Mediterranean coast, South Africa, Australia (including Tasmania) and New Zealand.
The California poppy was highly prized by Native Americans in traditional medicine, and used to promote sleep, reduce stress and nervous tension, and relieve spasms and headaches.
Eschscholtzia Californica is composed of carotenoids (luteoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin and eschscholtzxanthin), which give the petals their color, flavonoids (in the form of quercetin and isorhamnetin glycosides), as well as a variety of alkaloids found exclusively in this plant, including benzylisoquinolines, protopine, allocryptopine and aporphine.
