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Papaver somniferum - Khakhasa

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Khakhasa consists of seed of Papaver somniferum Linn. It is a glaucous erect annual herb cultivated under State control in certain areas of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Uses

Dysentery, Cough, Constipation, Fever, Insomnia.

Parts Used

Flowers, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

Fixed oil containing esters of linoleic, palmitic, oleic acids.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Gasgase, Aapheen
Hindi Apheem, Postadaanaa
Malayalam Avin, Karappu
Tamil Kasakash, Posttakkaai
Telugu Gasgashaalu, Nallamandu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Khasatilaḥ, Āphūkam, Khākhastilaḥ, Khākhasaḥ
English Opium, Poppy Seeds


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura

Guna

Guru

Veerya

Śīta

Vipaka

Madhura

Karma

Vātahara, Rucya, Stambhana, Vedanāsthāpana, Vṛṣya, Balya, Varṇya

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant mainly of the subtropics, though it can be cultivated in the temperate zone and tropics[3].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Western Ghats, Open areas, Rocky areas.

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References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-12
  2. [Morphology]
  3. Cultivation detail

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