Californian Poppy
Californian Poppy, Aerials - 10g
Botanical name: Eschscholzia california
Folk Names: Golden Poppy, Cup of Sunlight, California Sunshine
Gender: Feminine
Planet: Moon, Mercury
Element: Water
Deities: Hypnos, Demeter, Thanatos, Somnus, Nyx, Persephone - and as offerings to the deceased.
Powers: Fertility, Abundance, Love, Sleep, Luck, Invisibility, Money, Intuition
Magickal Uses: Used to encourage and enhance prophetic dreams and open or strengthen intuition. Also used to help one sleep.
Healing Properties: Californian Poppy has antispasmodic, sedative and analgesic properties. It is used to help treat physical and psychological issues as well as to reduce pain, promote sleep and reduce insomnia, assist with nervous tension and anxiety.
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Information Sourced From: Cunninghams' Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, Scott Cunningham.
Wikipedia, www.anniesremedy.com, www.herbs2000.com, www.witchipedia.com, And our own private collection of grimoires and herbal lore