Arabic: خشخاش مقرν; "Horned Poppy" Horned Poppy

HORNED POPPY

original: ΜΗΚΩΝ ΚΕΡΑΤΙΤΙΣ (Mēkōn keratītis)

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WHICH SOME

CALL SEASIDE;

horned poppy

OTHERS CALL IT WILD

POPPY. IT HAS

WHITE, HAIRY

LEAVES LIKE MULLEIN;

THEY ARE LOBED

OR ROUNDED,

LIKE THOSE OF THE

WILD POPPY.

THE STEM IS

SIMILAR; THE FLOWER

IS PALE YELLOW;

THE FRUIT IS

SMALL AND LONG

LIKE A HORN,

SIMILAR TO THAT

OF FENUGREEK;

HENCE

THE NAME.

A detailed botanical illustration of the Horned Poppy (Glaucium flavum). The plant is depicted growing from a central root system with several thick, brownish roots. At the base, there are orange-tinted, feathery leaves. Above these, multiple green stems rise, bearing deeply lobed and serrated leaves. Several stems terminate in orange-yellow flowers with dark centers, while others carry the characteristic long, curved seed pods (the "horns") from which the plant takes its name.

Arabic: ماميثا; "Mamitha," the traditional name for the yellow juice of this plant

The seed is small and black, similar to that of the poppy. It has a root that grows deep, which is black and thick. It grows in coastal regions and in rugged places. The root has medicinal power: when boiled in water until the liquid is reduced by half and then drunk, it treats sciatica sciatica and liver conditions liver conditions. It also benefits those who pass thick or cobweb-like urine cobweb-like urine This likely refers to mucus or sediment in the urine, often associated with infections. The seed, taken in the amount of an oxybaphon purges the bowels term: oxybaphon; a Greek unit of volume equivalent to about 0.06 liters or a small vinegar-saucer and drunk with honey-water original: ΜΕΛΙΚΡΑΤΩΙ (melikratōi); a mixture of honey and water, purges the bowels gently. The leaves and flowers, when applied as a poultice with oil, remove scabs scab original: ΕCΧΑΡΑC (escharas); the dry crust or scab resulting from a burn or infection from wounds. Furthermore, the leaves cleanse the growths possibly cataracts or films that occur on the eyes of cattle. Some people, however, wander...

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