HERBAL GARDEN
अहिफेन
Classification
चरक- Varga
सुश्रुत- Haritkyadi
भावप्रकाश-
Synoyms
अहिफेन-It acts like a poison similar to cobra venom/ that which kills like snake poison.
खसफल क्षीर -The exudates obtained from the fruit which is bearing the khaskhas seeds.
आफूकम- It’s a Arabic name for the drugs. It was known to Indian physicians in this name because of its magical properties.
तिल भेद -The seeds look like a variety of tila.
Habit
an erect, usually glaucous, annual robust herb, 60- 120 cm high.
Habitat
It is found globally Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kabul and also in India.
Morphology
- Stem - Strait.
- Leaves- Simple, sessile, alternate, 15-25 x 8-15 cm, ovate-oblong, shallowly pinnatifid, lobed, base cordate, irregularly toothed margin, acute, amplexicaule.
- Flowers- - Attractive, bisexual, large, 5-6 cm across, white or purplish variegated with a dark stain at the base.
- Fruits (फल) -purplish variegated 5-6 cm across.
- Seeds- White or greyish-brown to black, reniform.
Chemical Composition
Guna-Karma
Rasa- कषाय,तिक्त
Guna- लघु,
Virya- उष्ण
Vipaka- कटु
Karma-
Doshakarma- कफ शामक
Medicinal uses
Useful Part
Fruit
Latex -30-120 mg
Doses
Latex -30-120 mg
Important Formulation
अहिफेनासव
कर्पूर रस
निद्रोदय वटी
Hindi Name
खसखस
English Name
Opium, Opium poppy
Botanical Name
Papaver somniferum L.
Family
Papaveraceae