by Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
Argemone Mexicana, L.
Natural Order , Papaveraceæ.
Common Name , Prickly poppy.
Authority.
Barham, Hurt. Amer., p. 152 (Pharm. Journ., vol iv, p. 167), a negro smoked a quantity of the seeds.
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Argemone appears in 2 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Prickly Poppy Colicky cramp and spasm of bowels. Painful neuro-muscular conditions, preventing sleep. Rheumatic disease associated with Bright's disease (D. MacFarlan). Throbbing headache in eyes and temples. Head hot. Throat very dry, pain on swallowing. Feels sick, like vomiting. Griping in pit of stomach. No…”
