California Poppy Benefits, Uses, Side Effects According to Ayurveda

Metabolic Nature of California Poppy

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.
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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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OILY

ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?
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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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DOSHAS

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
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PACIFIES

AGGRAVATES

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.
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PACIFIES

CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry metabolic nature. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant.

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AGGRAVATES

PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

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Other

Tissue (dhatu):

Nerves

NERVES

Marrow tissue (Majja Dhatu) includes bone marrow and nervous tissue.

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Affinity:

Mind Stress Sleep

Family:

Ranunculaceae, Papaveraceae

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of California Poppy
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Mind, Stress & Sleep:

Nerve Relaxant Grounding

NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.

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Relaxes Eyes

RELAXES-EYES

Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.

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Analgesic

STRONG ANALGESIC

Pain reliever, reduces pain without eliminating sensation. Also known as anodyne.

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Nervine

STRONG NERVINE

Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.

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Antidepressant

ANTIDEPRESSANT

Herbs that lift feelings of depression, benefit the mind and improve mental function.

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Anxiolytic

ANXIOLYTIC

Herbs that help people suffering from anxiety or panic. They promote a state of calm and often improve sleep. Most anxiolytic herbs are also nervines.

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Boosts Gaba

BOOSTS-GABA

GABA, or gamma-aminobutyric acid, reduces nerve excitability. It is the body's primary inhibitory neurotransmitter. Thus, it promotes relaxation, calm, and sleep.

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Sedative

SEDATIVE

Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain.

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Immune System:

Antipyretic

ANTIPYRETIC

Reduces a fever / febrifuge.

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Heart & Circulation:

Calms Heart

CALMS-HEART

An herb that literally calms the heart. These herbs are helpful in the treatment of anxiety, sadness, depression, or other emotional imbalances in the heart. Related to the Chinese Herbal Category 'calms spirit.'

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Antioxidant

ANTIOXIDANT

An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.

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Hemostatic

HEMOSTATIC

An herb that stops bleeding.

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Styptic

STYPTIC

A herb that contracts tissue or blood vessels. Generally styptics are astringent. They are often used topically as a hemostatic to stop bleeding, or to reduce secretions.

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Strength, Muscle Health:

Muscle Relaxant

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.

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Relieves Tension

RELIEVES-TENSION

An herb that releases tightness, constriction, and rigidity in a muscle.

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Antispasmodic

ANTISPASMODIC

Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, hear palpitations, migraine, or IBS.

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Constituents:

Calcium

CALCIUM

Calcium nourishes bones and muscles. A muscle cell is activated when calcium enters the cell. It relaxes when the calcium is secreted.

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, Fats, Folic Acid, Zinc

Foods with a Similar Nature to California Poppy

Poppy Seed

Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-tension, Antioxidant, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Hemostatic, Relaxes-eyes, Styptic, Analgesic
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Nutmeg

Nutmeg has these Actions in Common
Analgesic, Hemostatic, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Muscle-relaxant, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Styptic
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Lavender

Lavender has these Actions in Common
Antispasmodic, Muscle-relaxant, Anxiolytic, Nervine, Analgesic, Boosts-gaba, Sedative
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Chamomile

Chamomile has these Actions in Common
Analgesic, Boosts-gaba, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Anxiolytic, Nervine
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Saffron

Saffron has these Actions in Common
Antidepressant, Hemostatic, Styptic, Antipyretic, Nervine, Anxiolytic, Sedative
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Hemp Seed

Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common
Muscle-relaxant, Sedative, Analgesic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Anxiolytic, Relaxes-eyes
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Rose Petals

Rose Petals has these Actions in Common
Antipyretic, Relaxes-eyes, Hemostatic, Styptic, Antidepressant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Potato

Potato has these Actions in Common
Antioxidant, Sedative, Hemostatic, Styptic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Chocolate (Cacao)

Chocolate (Cacao) has these Actions in Common
Antioxidant, Muscle-relaxant, Antispasmodic, Nervine, Anxiolytic
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Pumpkin

Pumpkin has these Actions in Common
Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-tension, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Sedative, Relaxes-eyes
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Popped Amaranth

Popped Amaranth has these Actions in Common
Hemostatic, Relaxes-eyes, Muscle-relaxant, Relieves-tension, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to California Poppy

Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common
Muscle-relaxant, Analgesic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Antidepressant, Nervine, Antioxidant, Relieves-tension, Antipyretic, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba
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Passionflower

Passionflower has these Actions in Common
Nervine, Analgesic, Relieves-tension, Antidepressant, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Calms-heart, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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Skullcap

Skullcap has these Actions in Common
Calms-heart, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Analgesic, Nervine, Antidepressant, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba
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Motherwort

Motherwort has these Actions in Common
Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Calms-heart, Hemostatic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Analgesic, Nervine, Antidepressant, Relieves-tension
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Valerian

Valerian has these Actions in Common
Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Analgesic, Sedative, Antipyretic
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Tagar (Indian Valerian)

Tagar (Indian Valerian) has these Actions in Common
Analgesic, Sedative, Antipyretic, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine
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Kava Kava

Kava Kava has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relieves-tension, Analgesic, Sedative, Antispasmodic
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Self Massage

Self Massage has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relaxes-eyes, Relieves-tension, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Calms-heart, Muscle-relaxant
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Oats, Fresh Milky Seed

Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common
Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Relieves-tension, Sedative, Antidepressant, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant
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St. John's Wort

St. John's Wort has these Actions in Common
Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Calms-heart, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Analgesic, Antidepressant
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AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)

Table of Contents

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Suggested Use

Metabolic Nature of California Poppy

Metabolic Nature

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

The 6 Tastes

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

The Three Doshas / Body Types

The Four Temperaments / Humors

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Other

NERVES

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of California Poppy Experiences are Personal Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

RELAXES-EYES

STRONG ANALGESIC

STRONG NERVINE

ANTIDEPRESSANT

ANXIOLYTIC

BOOSTS-GABA

SEDATIVE

ANTIPYRETIC

CALMS-HEART

ANTIOXIDANT

HEMOSTATIC

STYPTIC

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

RELIEVES-TENSION

ANTISPASMODIC

CALCIUM

Foods with a Similar Nature to California Poppy

Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common

Nutmeg has these Actions in Common

Lavender has these Actions in Common

Chamomile has these Actions in Common

Saffron has these Actions in Common

Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

Rose Petals has these Actions in Common

Potato has these Actions in Common

Chocolate (Cacao) has these Actions in Common

Pumpkin has these Actions in Common

Popped Amaranth has these Actions in Common

Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to California Poppy

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

Passionflower has these Actions in Common

Skullcap has these Actions in Common

Motherwort has these Actions in Common

Valerian has these Actions in Common

Tagar (Indian Valerian) has these Actions in Common

Kava Kava has these Actions in Common

Self Massage has these Actions in Common

Oats, Fresh Milky Seed has these Actions in Common

St. John's Wort has these Actions in Common

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Mind, Stress & Sleep

Bones, Muscles & Tendons

Heart, Blood & Circulation

Digestion

CONTRAINDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Heart, Blood & Circulation

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of California Poppy
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS