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Prickly Poppy
Argemone mexicana
Prickly Poppy · Amapolilla · Argemone mexicae · Argémone · Argémone du Mexique · Argémone du Mexique, Chardon, Chaudion · Argémone du Mexique, Pavot cornu, Pavot épineux du Mexique, Faux chardon du Mexique · Argémone mexicaine · Bathurst Bur-weed · Bermuda thistle · Cardo santo (ES) · Chimi-chimi · Chimichimi · Druju · Erva-de-cardo-amarelo · Faux chardon, argémone du Mexique · Geelblombloudissel · Ikhakhasi · Mexican Poppy
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Dominican Republic, India, Paraguay, West Indies, Central America, Peru, Venezuela, Haiti
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Anodyne, Antidote(Scorpion), Antifertility
Science studied: ALPHA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE, ARGEMONIC-ACID, CHELERYTHRINE, CODEINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Papaveraceae
Scientific name: Argemone mexicana
Common names: Prickly Poppy, Amapolilla, Argemone mexicae, Argémone, Argémone du Mexique, Argémone du Mexique, Chardon, Chaudion, Argémone du Mexique, Pavot cornu, Pavot épineux du Mexique, Faux chardon du Mexique, Argémone mexicaine, Bathurst Bur-weed, Bermuda thistle, Cardo santo (ES), Chimi-chimi, Chimichimi, Druju, Erva-de-cardo-amarelo, Faux chardon, argémone du Mexique, Geelblombloudissel, Ikhakhasi, Mexican Poppy
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Dominican Republic, India, Paraguay, West Indies, Central America, Peru, Venezuela and 24 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Head)
- Anodyne
- Antidote(Scorpion)
- Antifertility
- Aperient
- Bladder
- Cancer
- Catarrh
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- Cathartic
- Chancre
- Cold
- Colic
- Demulcent
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Eruption
- Expectorant
- Eye
- Fever
- Hemostat
- Herpes
- Inflammation
- Itch
- Laxative
- Narcotic
- Ophthalmia
- Parturition
- Pinkeye
- Placenta
- Puerperium
- Purgative
- Rheumatism
- Scabies
- Sedative
- Skin
- Soap
- Ache(Tooth)
- Wart
- Cancer(Nose)
- Dermatosis
- Excrescence
- Kidney
- Poison
- Sore
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Dominican Republic
- India
- Paraguay
- West Indies
- Central America
- Peru
- Venezuela
- Haiti
- Sudan
- Martinique
- China
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- Mexico(Seri)
- Guatemala
- Mexico(Kickapoo)
- India(Gujarat)
- Mexico
- Guinea
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- US(FL)
- Tanganyika
- Java
- Uruguay
- St Vincent
- US
- Argentina
- Cuba
- Senegal
- Bahamas
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria(Hausa)
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Head)
- Anodyne
- Antidote(Scorpion)
- Antifertility
- Aperient
- Bladder
- Cancer
- Catarrh
- Cathartic
- Chancre
- Cold
- Colic
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- Demulcent
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Eruption
- Expectorant
- Eye
- Fever
- Hemostat
- Herpes
- Inflammation
- Itch
- Laxative
- Narcotic
- Ophthalmia
- Parturition
- Pinkeye
- Placenta
- Puerperium
- Purgative
- Rheumatism
- Scabies
- Sedative
- Skin
- Soap
- Ache(Tooth)
- Wart
- Cancer(Nose)
- Dermatosis
- Excrescence
- Kidney
- Poison
- Sore
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALPHA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE
- ARGEMONIC-ACID
- CHELERYTHRINE
- CODEINE
- DIHYDROSANGUINARINE
- FAT
- ISORHAMNETIN-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- MORPHINE
- NORARGEMONINE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITOLIC-ACID
- PHYSETOLIC-ACID
- PROTEIN
- RESIN
- RICINOLEIC-ACID
- SANGUINARINE
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- BERBERINE
- DIHYDROCHELERYTHRINE
- ISORHAMNETIN-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE
- ALKALOIDS
- ARGEMONINE
- COPTISINE
- L-GLUTAMIC-ACID
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PROTOPINE
- ROMNEINE
- TANNIN
- LINOLEIC-ACID
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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