AST SGOT â High, Normal, Low (Interpretation) AST is one of the two liver enzymes. it stands for aspartate amino transferase. This enzyme is also known as SGOT, which stands for serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase. AST is a protein that is synthesized in the liver cells. When there is liver complication or damage, this enzyme leaks out and enters the blood stream, something that leads to increased level of this type of protein in blood. AST is also found in other parts of the body apart from liver.
It was selected as the state flower by the California State Floral Society in December 1890, winning out over the Mariposa lily (genus Calochortus) and the Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri) by a wide margin, but the state legislature did not make the selection official until 1903.
California Poppy Herb Organic Cut & Sifted. California poppy, also known as California Sunlight and Golden Poppy, is the state flower of its namesake and celebrated with an official state holiday each year on the 6th of April. The dried aerial parts of the plant are used in tea blends and to make tinctures, often in combination with valerian and passion flower.