Poppy seed tea: Difference between revisions

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| [[File:Poppy13.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 2:''' - Boil water in a kettle or a separate pot. Once boiled, pour the water into the pot over the poppy seeds.

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| [[File:Poppy12.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] ||'' '''Optional:''' - Add approximately half a teaspoon of citric acid into the mixture. You may alternatively use several tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar.''

| [[File:Poppy12.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] ||'' '''Optional:''' - Add approximately half a teaspoon of citric acid into the mixture. You may alternatively use several tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar.'' Citric acid lowers the PH level in morphine-based solutions. In a recent study, it was shown that the solubility of morphine increased when citric acid was added to the solution. This is an alternative step which may lead to an increase in potency. <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2569731 | Solubility behavior of narcotic analgesics in aqueous media: solubilities and dissociation constants of morphine, fentanyl, and sufentanil.</ref>

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| [[File:Poppy3.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 3:''' - Steep and occasionally stir the pot for 10+ minutes. You will only have to stir for 10 to 15 minutes because the desired opiate alkaloids are contained in the outer coating of the seeds.

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 | [[File:Poppy13.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 2:''' - Boil water in a kettle or a separate pot. Once boiled, pour the water into the pot over the poppy seeds.
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-| [[File:Poppy12.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] ||'' '''Optional:''' - Add approximately half a teaspoon of citric acid into the mixture. You may alternatively use several tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar.''
+| [[File:Poppy12.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] ||'' '''Optional:''' - Add approximately half a teaspoon of citric acid into the mixture. You may alternatively use several tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar.'' Citric acid lowers the PH level in morphine-based solutions. In a recent study, it was shown that the solubility of morphine increased when citric acid was added to the solution. This is an alternative step which may lead to an increase in potency. <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2569731 | Solubility behavior of narcotic analgesics in aqueous media: solubilities and dissociation constants of morphine, fentanyl, and sufentanil.</ref>
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 | [[File:Poppy3.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 3:''' - Steep and occasionally stir the pot for 10+ minutes. You will only have to stir for 10 to 15 minutes because the desired opiate alkaloids are contained in the outer coating of the seeds.