🔼: [[🛠 Medicinal Plants 🌿]]
# California Poppy (Eschsholzia californica) [^1]
Parts used: Seeds, flowers, and leaves
California Poppy is a mild, non-addictive relative of the Opium Poppy. Gather the fresh plant as the blossom opens, the seeds when fully ripened.[^1]
## Uses
- Promotes calm and helps [[💡 Anxiety]] and [[Hyperactivity]] / [[💡 ADHD]].
- Aids [[⭐️ Sleep]]
- [[Migraines]] and [[Headaches]].
## Using California Poppy
- [[🌿 California Poppy Tea]]
- [[💡 Tinctures|Tincture]]
### California Poppy Tea
Pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 TSP [[🌿 California Poppy]] seeds, leaves, and blossoms. Cover and steep twenty minutes or overnight.
## Related
- [[On Plant Medicine Dosage...]]
- [[🦮 How to Source Herbs]]
[^1]: [[📖 ✅ Herbs for Stress & Anxiety - How to Make and Use Herbal Remedies to Strengthen the Nervous System]]