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Satyanasi

Local Name	:	Satyanasi
Botanical Name	:	Argemone mexicana L.
Common Name	:	Mexican poppy
Family	:	Papaveraceae
Distribution	:	Naturalized throughout India including Odisha. It is native to Mexico and has become naturalized in many parts of the world.
Habit	:	Herb
Short Description	:	It is an upright, prickly annual or biennial plant with bright yellow, poppy-like flowers.

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Descriptions

It is an erect spiny herb. Its stem is branched and very prickly; it exudes a yellow juice when cut. The leaves are thistle-like and alternate, without leaf stalks, toothed and with spiny margins. Flowers solitary and are bright yellow. The fruit is a prickly oblong or egg shaped capsule that releases numerous small black seeds.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

Throughout the year

Use(s)

Seed oil is used to treat skin infections.