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Posted by willyee on October 24, 2006, at 2:32:22
I was reading on kava tea,and came across once,then twice,something called POPPY SEED TEA.
The ingredients are legal,i gather its poppy bought at a store,boiled in lemon juice.
I read from people who loved it,to people who found it useless.I never heard of it before,opiods i know knothing about.Just curious if anyone else has?
Posted by Ame-Sans-Vie on October 24, 2006, at 8:05:18
In reply to First time i heard of this,anyone else?, posted by willyee on October 23, 2006, at 18:56:16
Well, there are actually two quasi-legal opiate tea preparations... one is poppy seed tea, the other is poppy pod tea.
To make poppy pod tea, you simply gather a few decently sized pods of Papaver somniferum (florists, arts & crafts stores are a good bet), deseed them if they aren't already, crush them, then place approximately three pods' worth of the material into about 8-12oz of near-boiling water. Allow this to brew for a few minutes, then just go ahead and strain. About 2-3 pods is a good starter dose... someone more opioid-tolerant may need as many as twenty large pods. You may want to mask the taste with something a bit spicy... licorice is good. So that's the process... of course the alkaloid content will vary from batch to batch, but will always contain morphine, codeine, thebaine, papaverine, and narcotine.
I've made the tea many times myself -- trust me, it's good, lol. As I'm sure you're well aware, though, it's something to be used *very* sparingly if just using it for recreational purposes, or as a sort of alcohol substitute.
Poppy seed tea is also possible, but requires several kilograms of seeds to produce one cup of tea... hardly worth the effort, IMO.
Let me know if you try it!
Cheers,
Michael
Posted by Tom Twilight on October 25, 2006, at 8:25:03
In reply to First time i heard of this,anyone else?, posted by willyee on October 23, 2006, at 18:56:16
As Amen says Poppy pod tea or resin is easy to make, and gives a nice buzz!
Can be just as addictive as other opiates though :(
Personally I find Kratom Resin to good as well, I could imagine myself getting addicted to that!
Wish there were some better Opiates in developement.
Posted by ronaldo on October 25, 2006, at 13:27:54
In reply to Re: First time i heard of this,anyone else? » willyee, posted by Ame-Sans-Vie on October 24, 2006, at 8:05:18
> Well, there are actually two quasi-legal opiate tea preparations... one is poppy seed tea, the other is poppy pod tea.
>
> To make poppy pod tea, you simply gather a few decently sized pods of Papaver somniferum (florists, arts & crafts stores are a good bet), deseed them if they aren't already, crush them, then place approximately three pods' worth of the material into about 8-12oz of near-boiling water. Allow this to brew for a few minutes, then just go ahead and strain. About 2-3 pods is a good starter dose... someone more opioid-tolerant may need as many as twenty large pods. You may want to mask the taste with something a bit spicy... licorice is good. So that's the process... of course the alkaloid content will vary from batch to batch, but will always contain morphine, codeine, thebaine, papaverine, and narcotine.
>
> I've made the tea many times myself -- trust me, it's good, lol. As I'm sure you're well aware, though, it's something to be used *very* sparingly if just using it for recreational purposes, or as a sort of alcohol substitute.
>
> Poppy seed tea is also possible, but requires several kilograms of seeds to produce one cup of tea... hardly worth the effort, IMO.
>
> Let me know if you try it!
>
> Cheers,
> MichaelHello Michael
Is this poppy pod tea good for sleep?
Like if you drink it before going to bed? Instead of crushing the pods yourself is it not possible to buy poppy pod tea bags from the health shop? I've lost my pestle and mortar...Regards
...Alan
Posted by Tom Twilight on October 25, 2006, at 15:10:03
In reply to Re: First time i heard of this,anyone else? » Ame-Sans-Vie, posted by ronaldo on October 25, 2006, at 13:27:54
>Is this poppy pod tea good for sleep?
> Like if you drink it before going to bed? Instead of crushing the pods yourself is it not possible to buy poppy pod tea bags from the health shop? I've lost my pestle and mortar...
>Hey Alan
No you cannot buy poppy pod tea bags from the health shop!
In a more civilised world you could (I'll have an eighth of Skunk with that please):)
Seriously your not even meant to import dried opium poppies into America, although it can be done.
I should think it would help with sleep, but its an opiate so be careful.
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 26, 2006, at 11:42:48
In reply to Re: First time i heard of this,anyone else?, posted by Tom Twilight on October 25, 2006, at 15:10:03
Just thought I'd add that you can easily grow your own poppies - although you'd probably have to wait awhile for your tea!
I grew some over the summer - they're dead easy to grow, even if you're not into gardening. And at least this way you can be sure of getting the real thing!
Kind regards
Meri
Posted by Vale on October 26, 2006, at 17:22:34
In reply to Re: First time i heard of this,anyone else?, posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 26, 2006, at 11:42:48
> Just thought I'd add that you can easily grow your own poppies - although you'd probably have to wait awhile for your tea!
>
> I grew some over the summer - they're dead easy to grow, even if you're not into gardening. And at least this way you can be sure of getting the real thing!
>
> Kind regards
>
> Meri
I woudn't recommend growing Papaver somniferum if you live in the states. The penalty for getting caught growing these for opium extraction purposes
are draconian. Would be less risky to go out and score an opiate with a dealer on the street ( also not recomended) Also if one does initialy use opium for therapeutic purposes, tolerance and habituation can creep up on you faster than you'd think.
In the past I used it a couple of times a week, over several years.It was a good fast acting antidepressant/ anti-manic.
By the way if you take opium tea together with an antihistamine, it makes for a more potent and pleasurable effect.Take care with this stuff.
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