Botanical name : Argemone mexicana Linn.
Family : Papaveraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Haimavathi, Brahmadanthi, Patuparnee, Peethadugdha
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Katu, Tikta 
Guna   : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya   : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  :  Mexican poppy, Prickly poppy
Hindi  :  Pharangi dattura, Bhatbhamt
Malayalam :  Erumakkalli, Kantankathiri, Ponnummath
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A strong branched prickly annual, 60-90 cm in height with yellow latex; leaves simple, sessile and spiny. Flowers large, bright yellow, terminal on the short leafy branches; fruits prickly capsules, oblong-ovoid, opening by 4-6 valves; seeds numerous.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, guinea-worm infestation, skin diseases, itching, inflammations, all types of poisoning, constipation, flatulence, colic, malarial fever and vesicular calculus.
Useful part : Whole plant