Prickly Poppy, Argemone mexicana Resin Extract

Prickly Poppies also known as Bird in the Bush, Prickly White Flower, and Mexican Poppy. Aztecs called it the nourishment of the dead souls would refresh themselves in the realm of the dead. Originating from the American tropics but is now found throughout the world.

Prickly Poppies Argemone mexicana are an erect herbaceous annual growing to a height of 1 meter and usually produce flowers and fruits at the same time. Its not known if the Aztecs used Prickly Poppy for psychoactive purposes; since it was regarded as a nourishment of the dead its use was probably controlled or prevented all together. Priests were thought to utilize it for journeys into the worlds beyond.

Magical Uses: Love magic and divination, prophetic dreams, incense for divination, potions in sex magic, Flying Ointment, prosperity charm, protection against demons and vampires, happiness and peace, invisibility.

Medicinal Uses: Analgesic, narcotic, sedative, antispasmodic, anti-diarrheal, antitussive, diaphoretic, aphrodisiac.

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