Platelets, also called thrombocytes (thromb- + -cyte, blood clot cell), are a component of blood whose function (along with the coagulation factors) is to stop bleeding by clumping and clotting blood vessel injuries.
Milk of the poppy is essentially the Westeros version of morphine. Maesters make it from crushed poppy flowers, and morphine and other opiate-based drugs are made from poppy plants. Indeed, the books' descriptions strongly suggest that the poppy is intended to be the real-world opium poppy (Papaver somniferum).
So Poppy Montgomery must have had an Unforgettable day full of congratulations as she filmed her hit show in New York on Monday. The Aussie actress was back on set of the CBS programme on the Upper West Side five days after revealing her secret on the Late Show With David Letterman. 1  You can't hide it any longer: Poppy Montgomery was back on the New York set of her CBS cop show Unforgettable on Monday, just four days after revealing she is six months pregnant. 'Proud, pregnant action star': The 39-year-old revealed her secret on The Late Show With David Letterman.