The poppy grows spontaneously in summer on European soil. Also called red poppy, it is used for medicinal purposes to naturally relieve health problems. We already find the trace of its benefits in the writings of Dioscoride, physician of the Ancient Greece in the first century. During the Renaissance, the poppy was a recognized and specific remedy for pleurisy. Later, it was prescribed to relieve rheumatism, colic and as a sudorific after bloodletting...
Discover in the next few lines the healthy benefits of poppy as well as two remedies to prepare at home to reduce anxiety andcough attacks!
Les propriétés médicinales du coquelicot
In natural medicine, it is the flowers that are used. These contain rhœadin which is a soothing, calming, antispasmodic and neuro-sedative molecule.
Traditionally, poppy is combined with other wild plants to form a synergy that is all the more effective: lavender and lime to soothe, marshmallow or thyme against coughs...
Thus, poppy petals relieve:
coughing
the common cold
asthma
mood disorders
sleep disorders
heart rhythm disorders
Remède maison au coquelicot
Immediately after picking, the poppy petals should be dried as quickly as possible and in the dark at temperatures not exceeding 40°C.
Then, the dried petals will be able to be put in glass jars and stored away from light, in a closet for example.
Infusion naturelle contre la toux et l'anxiété :
Infuse 1 to 2 teaspoons of dried poppy flowers in a cup of previously boiled water for 5 minutes.
Filter.
Drink 2 cups a day until the condition improves.
Sirop de fleur de coquelicot contre la toux
Let 400 g of fresh poppy flowers infuse for 12 hours in 1.5l of previously boiled water.
Filter and express the petals.
Add powdered blond cane sugar at a rate of one time the weight of the poppy infusionobtained.
Put on the fire until boiling, then reduce the flame and let simmer until the syrup coats the back of a spoon.
Allow to cool.
Pour into a previously sterilized glass container.
This syrup can be taken directly with a spoon in case of dry cough or irritated throat or in an infusion. It can be kept away from light or in the refrigerator throughout the season.
Coquelicot et contre-indications
As a precautionary principle, always ask the advice of your doctor, pharmacist or naturopath all the more so if you are taking a treatment.
Not recommended for young children, pregnant and nursing women.
Autre usage du coquelicot
The poppy leaves at the rosette stage can be eaten in salads or boiled. They are crisp, juicy with a delicate nutty flavor.
Theinfused flowers can be applied as a poultice to soothe inflamed eyelids or on the cheek to soothe tooth abscesses.
Le coquelicot, une plante sauvage qui nourrit l'inspiration
The poppy, Papaver rhoeas from its botanical name, is also called red poppy. It is said that where the poppy grows, the soil is rather chalky. The poppy is a messicolous plant, which means it grows in grain crops. Once weeded with highly polluting chemicals, the poppy is reclaiming fields, roadsides and embankments.
The stems, bristling with hair, bear uni- or bipinnate leaves, also hairy. The flowers consist of 4 red and elliptical petals and have a dark spot at their base. The poppy fades very quickly once picked.
Did you know?
Its red color indicates its exotic origin because no insect in our regions can perceive this color which appears to them as dark gray. However, it emits in the ultraviolet, a colored wave that the bee perceives.
Finally, we can't talk about poppies without mentioning the series of paintings by impressionist Claude Monet including Les Coquelicots, completed in 1873 and exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris which depicts various fields of poppies