- 318mg
- Organic California Poppy (flowering top, eschscholzia californica)
- 38%
- Organic Alcohol
Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist, worsen, if you are breastfeeding or if insomnia persist for more than 4 weeks (chronic insomnia). Do not use if you are pregnant. Avoid use with alcoholic beverages or any other products causing drowsiness and/or with analgesic effects. Can cause drowsiness. Use caution if operating heavy machinery, driving a vehicule or performing activities requiring mental alertness.
Liquid
50ml
Adults 2 ml, 2 to 3 times per day. Shake before using. Take in a mouthful of water.
- Light sedative
- Aids sleep
- An analgesic
- Easy To Take Liquid Format
- No additives, colouring, added sugar, gluten, soy or GMOs.
- Kosher, vegan and non-irradiated
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CALIFORNIA POPPY TINCTURE - ANALGESIC
Mode Of Action
California poppy acts mainly on the nervous system. Taken in small doses, it reduces anxiety, mental stress and their related symptoms. Its alkaloids increase the capacity of GABA to bind to its synaptic receptors and are responsible for its calming effects on the nervous system. In larger doses, California poppy is a sedative. It shortens the time it takes to fall asleep and is especially useful for insomnia in the second phase of the sleep cycle. It improves the quality and length of sleep. It seems that the activation of benzodiazepine receptors is partly responsible for its calming and sedative effects. In children, California poppy acts as a nerve tonic. It is used for nightmares, sleep disorders, nervousness, agitation in children and in some cases of ADHD.
Studies have shown that California poppy has peripheral analgesic effects. It relieves pain caused by irritation or stimulation of the nerve fibres that carry pain. The combination of its pain-relieving and sedative actions makes California poppy an excellent choice to relieve pain that hinders the quality of sleep. Its protopine contributes to its antidepressant properties. Contrary to some pain-relieving drugs, California poppy does not depress the central nervous system or cause addiction but rather balances emotion.
Eschscholzia californica relieves migraines. It decreases smooth muscle spasms, particularly in the intestine. It is diuretic, promotes sweating and is used for incontinence, especially for bedwetting in children, in combination with green oatstraw. It is also used for neuropathy in children.
Its main constituents are alkaloids (protopine, eschscholtzine, californidine, sanguinarine, chelerythrine, cryptopine), carotenoids, flavonoids (rutin), phytosterols, essential oils and fatty acids.
Helpful Associations
Green Oatstraw infusion for troubles of the nervous system.
Calmix for agitation and nervousness.
Ashwagandha tincture for stress, physical overwork and anxiety.
Catnip for digestive troubles due to stress.
Uses
Nervous system: anxiety, anguish, mental stress, nervousness, agitation, ADHD, sleep disorders, neuralgia, pain, neuropathy, symptoms of minor depression.
Other: bedwetting, migraine, headache, intestinal cramps, muscle cramps.
History
Native Americans and California pioneers included in their diet California poppy leaves that were boiled or roasted on hot rocks. First Nations used it to reduce headache and toothache pain, to treat insomnia and dry up breast-milk. As it was considered safe for children, they used it for bedwetting and anxiety. On the American west coast, it quickly became the sleep medicine of choice when treating whooping cough. Eschscholtzia californica is still used in the United State today to treat insomnia, migraines, children’s neuropathy and bedwetting.
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