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Addiction and Overdose: There are 3 articles in this category.
Latest Entry: February 25, 2006
What are common side-effects of Poppy Tea?
As with any substance used medicinally or recreationally, poppy tea may trigger or exacerbate a number of unwanted effects in a user. These possible side-effects range in severity from mild to deadly serious. Relatively small dosages may induce dizziness, nausea and sedation. Many people experience itching. Constipation and urinary retention is not uncommon. Overdoses may result in respiratory depression and cardiac arrest. Alcohol should be avoided because it can greatly enhance the chances of experiencing these more serious adverse events.
All ethnobotanicals, including poppy tea, should be treated with great respect.
Advanced Usage: There are 4 articles in this category.
Latest Entry: February 25, 2006
How do I turn Raw Opium into Cooked Opium?
Raw opium in any state of freshness/dryness is dissolved into a volume of hot water at approx 10 times the volume of the opium. This is heated over low heat and SIMMERED! NEVER BOILED! for 15 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to break up and dissolve the opium as much as possible.
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Growing: There are 8 articles in this category.
Latest Entry: February 25, 2006
Lighting and Photoperiod for Indoor Growing
For Papaver Somniferum varieties, it is best to use HID lamps (HPS or MH). A 1000W can shed ample light to grow a 12ft by 12ft area. HIDs get hot so you may need to cool the room or find a plant that grows in a warm climate.
Photoperiod for germination and the vegitative "cabbage stage" should be 12/12 (12 hours on; 12 hours off).
To force flowering use an 18/6 or 24/0 photoperiod.
Introduction: There are 3 articles in this category.
Latest Entry: February 25, 2006
How potent are the major culinary (spicerack) varieties such as McCormick?
There is currently much speculation as to the quality of the pods produced from culinary seeds. Two varieties of Opium poppy, the 'Przemko', and the Tazmanian 'Norman' strain are both bred for "extremely low morphine content" -- Somewhere along the lines of 0.01% in the mature seed pod.
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Legal Issues: There are 2 articles in this category.
Latest Entry: March 04, 2006
Can eating a poppy seed bagel cause you to fail a drug test?
Yes, ingestion of poppy seed bagels or poppyseed cake can indeed cause a false positive on a urine test for opiates. Ingestion of poppy seeds can result in a positive drug test as long as two days after ingestion. According to the myth-busting website snopes, "as little as a single bagel covered with poppy seeds could produce a false positive test for these drugs".
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Other Related Questions: There are 3 articles in this category.
Latest Entry: February 25, 2006
Can I get Opium from Opium Lettuce?
No.
Papaver Taxonomy: There are 3 articles in this category.
Latest Entry: February 25, 2006
What varieties of opium poppies are there?
They are many and all of them beautiful. Deciding which type to grow is up to you, and your environment for growing be it indoors or out, hot and dry or wet and cool.
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Poppies.org Community: There are 15 articles in this category.
Latest Entry: February 24, 2006
Is cross-posting allowed?
No. Messages should be posted ONLY in the appropriate forum. If you do not have permission to post a topic in a particular forum, do not post the same thing in a different forum just because you don't have permission.
Also, do not post the same topic in more than one forum. Similarly, do not just post all of your messages in the "General Discussions" area because you think it will get "more exposure". Cross-posting and posting in incorrect forums will result in either your threads being locked or deleted, and you'll probably have your account temporarily suspended. So don't even try.
Poppy Tea: There are 11 articles in this category.
Latest Entry: February 25, 2006
Additional tips
Forum member Sr. Itchy brings to the FAQ his top nine tips for brewing a good cup of tea.
1. Make sure you have a good quality coffee grinder or blender - or that you use one that is effectively disposable. You can get a "disposable" blender at Wal-Mart which you will eventually burn out by pulverizing the poppies. At the other end of the spectrum are the heavy-duty, stainless steel professional models. These high-end machines will last much, much longer and are easier to use.
Archives
- Can eating a poppy seed bagel cause you to fail a drug test?
- What varieties of opium poppies are there?
- How can I identify a "true" Opium Poppy?
- What is an Opium Poppy?
- Can I get Opium from Opium Lettuce?
- Do california poppies contain ANY psychoactive chemicals?
- Can I get High off Poppy Seeds?
- What are common side-effects of Poppy Tea?
- How do I avoid addiction?
- What do opiates do to my body, and how do they cause addiction?
- How do I turn Raw Opium into Cooked Opium?
- What is Laudanum?
- What is Cooked Opium?
- What is Opium?
- Additional tips
- Another Poppy Tea Recipe
- How many pods should a beginner use to make poppy tea?
- Making tea using a Bodum french press
- How do you make poppy tea? Basic Poppy Tea Recipe
- How do I determine how many pods to use?
- Is Poppy Tea Addictive? Can I overdose on Poppy Tea?
- What about Rhoaes, Orientale, California, Prickly or Icelandic Poppies, etc?
- Can I make poppy tea with any kind of poppies?
- Why would I want to drink Poppy Tea?
- What is Poppy Tea?
- Lighting and Photoperiod for Indoor Growing
- Papaver Somniferum Watering Advice
- What do I do if it's time to stop watering, but there are still undeveloped pods?
- How much space does a poppy need?
- How do I care for my seedlings?
- At what Temperature do poppies germinate?
- When should I plant my opium poppies?
- How do I plant Opium Poppies?
- How potent are the major culinary (spicerack) varieties such as McCormick?
- You mean I can actually grow Opium Poppies from grocery store seeds?
- Are Papaver Somniferum Seeds Legal? Where can I get some?
- What is the FAQ?
- Is cross-posting allowed?
- Why can't we post pod source names or URLs?
- You edited/deleted my post. You can't censor me!
- I just joined, but I'm still lurking. What happens to lurkers?
- "You are not old enough to view this forum" Error
- How do I get rid of all these restrictions?
- What do the icons mean under the names in posts?
- What is a Podling? How do I become a Somniphile?
- Help, I can't upload images or add attachments!
- How do I change the title under my name in posts?
- Why can't I upload an avatar?
- Why can't I post in forum X?
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