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).
Information about goat's formula. I think it's quite important to keep a clear head when discussing these issues. Just because people keep repeating that the department of health says this and the other doesn't make it true. The same way that saying that something is really healthy doesn't make it true.6,353. The quote: These should not be given to babies, this includes goats' milk infant formula as they are not safe and do not have recommended amounts of vitamins and minerals. Claims that these milks are less allergenic than cows milk have not been proved.