California Poppy Tea vs Skullcap

California native plant brewed as legal, non-addictive mild sedative and analgesic tea distinct from opium.

Skullcap is a flowering plant in the mint family, native to North America. It has been used by Native Americans for centuries for nervous tension, anxiety, and convulsions. The name "skullcap" refers to the flower's cap-like shape. It is particularly valued as a gentle nervine for anxiety without excessive sedation.

californidine, eschscholtzine, allocryptopine, protopine, flavonoids

Baicalin, Scutellarin, Melatonin, Flavonoids, Iridoids

Native Californian pain and sleep herb, California folk sedative

Nervous tension relief, Sleep aid, Convulsion treatment, Anxiety relief, Rabies folk remedy

mild sedative, analgesic, antispasmodic, anxiolytic

Anxiety, Insomnia, Nervous tension, Muscle spasms, Withdrawal support

3-5g dried plant as tea at bedtime

1-2g dried herb as tea 3 times daily, or 350-500mg extract 2-3 times daily

MAOIs, CNS depressants, pregnancy, operating heavy machinery

Liver disease, Pregnancy, Concurrent sedative medications

sedation, dizziness, GI upset

Drowsiness, GI upset, Giddiness, Liver damage (rare, may be from adulterated products)