California Poppy has the reputation of being non-addictive (compared to the Opium poppy), though it is less powerful. California Poppy has been used effectively as a sedative, and also as a hypnotic for those cases when a spasmodic remedy is required.

The Native Americans used California Poppy for colic pains, and it may also be useful in the treatment of gall-bladder colic.

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