POPPY
Klatschmohn
Papaver rhoeas
Poppy (Wild)
Planet: Mond
Energie: extrem kalt und mässig feucht
| Schlaffördernd | Procure sleep |
| Stoppt Katarrh und Schleimhautentzündungen durch Schnupfen | Catarrhs and defluxions of Rhewm stayeth |
| Heiserkeit | Hoarsness |
| Ausfluss vom Bauch und Menstruation | Flux of the Belly and Womens' Courses |
| Entzüdungen und Antoniusfeuer (Ergotismus) | Inflamations and St Anthonies Fire |
| Kopfschmerzen | paints in the Head |
| Ekstase | Phrensies |
| Zahnschmerzen | Toothach |
| Epilepsie | Falling-sickness |
| Rippenfellentzündung | Plurisie |
| Übersättigung | Surfets |
| Wechselfieber und Entzüdungen | Agues and Inflamations |
The white Poppy hath at first four or five whitish green Leavs lying upon the ground, which rise with the Stalk, compassing it at the bottom of them, and are very large, much cut or torn in on the edges, and dented also besides: The Stalk which is usually four or five foot high, hath somtimes no Branches at the Top, & usually but two or three at most bearing every one but one Head, wrapped in a thin Skin, which boweth down before it be ready to blow, and then rising and being broken, the Flower within it spreadeth it self open, and consisteth of four very large White round Leavs, with many whitish round threds in the middle, set about a small round green Head, having a Crown, or Star-like cover at the Head thereof, which growing ripe becometh as large as a geat Apple, wherein are contained a great number of smal round Seed, in several partitions or devisions next unto the shell, the middle thereof remaining hollow and empty. All the whol Plant, both Leavs, Stalks and Heads, while they are fresh, yong, and green, yield a Milk when they are broken, of an unpleasant bitter tast, almost ready to provoke casting, and of a strong heady smel, which being condensate is called Opium. The Root is white, and woody, perishing as soon as it hath given ripe Seed.
The Black Poppy little differeth from the former, until it beareth his Flower, which is somwhat less, and of a black Purplish colour, but without any purple spots in the bottom of the Leaf. The Head of Seed is much less than the former, and openeth it self a little round about the top under the Crown, so that the Seed which is very black will fall out if one turn the Head thereof downwards.
The wild Poppy, or Corn Rose, hath long and narrow Leavs very much cut in on the edges into many devisions, of a light green colour, and somtimes hairy withal; The Stalk is blackish and hairy also, but not so tall as the Garden kinds, having some such like Leavs thereon as grow below, parted into three or four Branches somtimes, whereon grow smal hairy Heads bowing down before the Skin break, wherein the Flower is inclosed, which when it is ful blown open, is of a fair yellowish red or crimson colour, and in some much paler, without any spot in the bottom of the Leavs, having many black soft threds in the middle compassing a smal green Head, which when it is ripe, is not bigger than ones little finger end, wherin is contained much black Seed, smaller by half then that of the Garden. The Root perisheth every yeer, and springeth again of its own sowing. Of this kind there is one lesser in al the parts thereof, and differeth in nothing els.
The Wild Poppy, or Corn Rose is plentiful enough, and many times too much in the Corn Fields of all Countries through this Land, and also upon Ditch Banks, and by Hedg sides: The smaller wild kind is also found in Corn Fields, and also in some other places, but not so plentiful as the former.
The Wild kinds Flower usually from May untill July, and the Seed of them is ripe soon after the Flowring.
The Wild Poppy, or Corn Rose (as Mathiolus saith) is good to prevent the Falling-sickness. The Syrup made with the Flowers is with good effect given to those that have the Pluresie; and the dried Flowers also, either boyled in water, or made into Pouder and drunk either in the Distilled Water of them, or in some other Drink worketh the like effect. The Distilled Water of the Flowers, is held to be of much good use against Surfets, being drunk evening and morning; It is also more cooling than any of the other Poppies, and therefore cannot but be as effectual in hot Agues, Phrensies, and other Inflamations either inward or outward, the Syrup or Water to be used therein, or the green Leavs used outwardly, either in an Oyntment, as it is in Populeon, a cooling Oyntment, or any other waies applied. Galen saith the Seed is dangerous to be used inwardly.
The Herb is Lunar, and of the Juyce of it is made Opium, only for lucre of Money they cheat you, and tell you 'tis a kind of Tear, or some such like thing that drops from Poppies when they weep, and that is some where beyond the Sea, I know not where, beyond the Moon.