Kasa Kasa / Opium Poppy Powder – 50 gm

Kasa Kasa / Opium Poppy Powder – 50 gm

Botanical Name : Papaver somniferum
English Name : Opium Poppy
Tamil Name : kasakasa
Hindi Name : , Aphim, khuskhus
Malayalam Name : karappu

Telugu Name : – gasagasala-chettu

About :
Opium poppy is the plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted. It is an annual herb, 1-2 ft tall (up to 1.5 m in cultivation). Taproot is erect, almost conical. Stems are erect, glaucous, hairless. Alternately arranged leaves are ovate or oblong, 7-25 cm, both surfaces hairless, glaucous and rather waxy, with veins distinct, slightly raised, base heart-shaped, margin irregularly wavy-toothed, tip long pointed to blunt. Seeds are many, black or deep gray.

Benefits :
Asthma
Constipation
Cough
Diarrhea caused by infection
Difficulty sleeping