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M i P i kl P Mexican Prickly Poppy Argemone mexicana Information sources Flowers of India htt // ho t d eed / e http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcr op/CropFactSheets/argemone.html http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf /go/1464/ Photography Locations Villages near Pragati Resort Hyderabad © Confederation of Indian Industry Villages near Pragati Resort Hyderabad
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M i P i kl PMexican Prickly PoppyArgemone mexicana
Information sourcesFlowers of India
htt // ho t d e ed / ehttp://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/argemone.htmlhttp://davesgarden.com/guides/pf
/go/1464/Photography Locations
Villages near Pragati Resort Hyderabad
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Villages near Pragati Resort Hyderabad
Mexican Prickly PoppyArgemone mexicanaArgemone mexicana
Native: West Indies
Family: Papaveraceae
Height: 1 m highHeight: 1 m high
Leaf Shape: Alternate
Annual herb
Pronunciation :Pronunciation :
Argemone (AR-ge-mon-ee)
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mexicana (meks-sih-KAY-nuh)
Mexican Prickly PoppyArgemone mexicana
Mexican Prickly Poppy, Mexican poppy, Prickly
Poppy
Bengali: Siyal-Kanta
Hindi: स यानाशी Satyanashi, Bharband
Kannada: Datturigidda
Konkani: Phirangi dhutro
Malayalam: Ponnummattu
Manipuri: েখামেথাঙপী Khomthongpee
Marathi: Firangi dhotra
Sanskrit: Kshirini, Swarnakshiri
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Tamil: குடிேயாட்டி Kudiyotti
Telugu: Brahmadandi
Mexican Prickly PoppyArgemone mexicana
© Confederation of Indian IndustryErect, prickly, annual herb
Mexican Prickly Poppy is a prickly, hairless, branching herbg
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The Sanskrit name svarnakshiri is given because of the yellow juice (Svarna - Gold; Kshiri - Juice )
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In India it is introduced and naturalisedand occurs as wasteland weed in almostevery part of India
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Leaves prickly, simple and alternate
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Leaves have spiny margins and upper surface with white variegationsg
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Flowers yellow with red stigma
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Flowers occur at the end of branches
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The plant is found suitable for the reclamation of alkaline soilsreclamation of alkaline soils
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Fruit a prickly capsule, oblong 2.5-3.5 cm long
The plants is toxic to animals and cattle avoid grazing this plantavoid grazing this plant
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Seed oil, popularly known as Satyanashi oil is used as an illuminant,
lubricant, in soapmaking, and for protection from termites
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Root anti-
Health Benefits Mexican Prickly PoppyArgemone mexicana
Root anti
inflammatory, used in
piles, skin diseases
Leaf and latex in
ulcers, dropsy, eye , p y, y
complaints, jaundice
Seeds in asthma,
whooping cough gum
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whooping cough, gum
troubles
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