Tibetan poppy / Meconopsis
Meconopsis quintuplinervia(?)
Other names: ut pal / 'blue poppy', Tibetan poppy / Meconopsis
Photo credit: Wang.QG
Safety information
Safety information
Toxicity: Not well characterized → uncertain. (Unlike opium poppy P. somniferum, Meconopsis is a distinct genus and not the source of opium — but full toxicology incompletely studied.)
Contraindications: Insufficient data; pregnancy not established.
Interactions: Not documented.
Pregnancy & breastfeeding: Not established.
Evidence level
Supported by laboratory or animal studies; not yet confirmed in humans.
Preparations
decoction/powder/pill · whole flowering herb
Part used: whole flowering herb
Traditional use: 'heat' of the liver and lungs, cough, hepatitis-type and inflammatory complaints
Proposed mechanism: Network-pharmacology/LC-MS work reports antioxidant/anti-inflammatory activity relevant to COPD/NAFLD models; mechanistic/preclinical
Associated conditions
Nutritional notes
Not nutritional.
Healing traditions
Sources (1)
- Chen et al. 2026, Curr Issues Mol Biol (PMID 41751439)