Papaver Somniferum Canforada is a plant-based medicine known as Elixir Paregoric, widely used for its antispasmodic and analgesic effect for abdominal cramps caused by excess intestinal gas, for example.
This remedy is based on poppy, with the scientific name Papaver Somniferum L., by the Catarinense laboratory and can be purchased in conventional pharmacies, for a price between 14 and 25 reais, only with recipe presentation.
- This elixir contains 0.
- 5 mg of morphine and other substances such as benzoic acid.
- Camphor.
- Anise essence.
- Ethyl alcohol and reverse osmosis water.
Paregoric Elixir is an antispasmodic drug indicated to combat intestinal gases, stomach pain and intestinal cramps.
The use of Elixir is to ingest 40 diluted drops in a glass of water, 3 times a day, after meals.The number of doses can be increased, provided that 160 drops per day are not exceeded.
This elixir should not be taken if it has different characteristics than the original.It should have a light brown color and a characteristic smell of anise and camphor.Its flavor is spicy and alcoholic and in the end it tastes like anise.
The main side effects of the aparegoric elixir include constipation, headache, drowsiness and increased intestinal gas.
Paregoric Elixir is counterinditive for children under 12 years of age, pregnant women and lactation women, as well as for patients with hypersensitivity to the components of the formula.
It should also not be used for acute diarrhea, nor by people who use other medications such as monoamine oxidase inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants, amphetamines and phenothiazine, as they may increase the depressant effects of these drugs.