Editing Eschscholzia californica (section)

==Uses==
California poppy leaves are used as food or garnish, while the seeds are used in cooking.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Eschscholzia californica'' – Cham.|url=https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=eschscholzia+californica|publisher=Plants for a Future|access-date=8 May 2018|date=2012}}</ref> There are no clinical trials showing it can effectively treat psychiatric disorders in humans.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sarris |first1=Jerome |last2=Panossian |first2=Alexander |last3=Schweitzer |first3=Isaac |last4=Stough |first4=Con |last5=Scholey |first5=Andrew |title=Herbal medicine for depression, anxiety and insomnia: A review of psychopharmacology and clinical evidence |journal=European Neuropsychopharmacology |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=841–860 |doi=10.1016/j.euroneuro.2011.04.002 |pmid=21601431 |s2cid=16831869 }}</ref>

=== Chemical compounds ===
''E. californica'' contains [[californidine]] (N<sup>+</sup>(CH3)2), [[allocryptopine]], eschscholtzine N-CH3 (californidine), and other similar ([[Papaveraceae]]) [[alkaloid]]s.<ref>{{cite web|author=B. Bös |url=http://www.giftpflanzen.com/eschscholzia_californica.html |title=Kalifornischer Goldmohn (''Eschscholzia californica'') |publisher=Giftpflanzen Compendium |website=www.giftpflanzen.com |date=2007-06-04 |accessdate=2022-04-12 |language=de}}</ref> Also [[berberine]].

==== Preparation ====
The California poppy has been used through two methods: fresh petals to create a syrup, and dried petals added to water to make an infusion or boiled for tea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A tale of two poppies {{!}} Kew |url=https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/tale-two-poppies |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=www.kew.org |language=en}}</ref>