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[[File:Poppy_pod_tea_1.jpg|thumb|0.5kg of Dried [[Papaver Somniferum]] Giganteum seed pods. Lighter for scale.]]

The '''Poppy ~~Plant~~''' (''[[Papaver ~~Somniferum~~]]'') ~~produces~~ latex in its seed pods, which contains the opiate alkaloids; [[codeine]], [[morphine]], [[thebaine]]. Poppy ~~Pods~~ contain varying levels of opiate alkaloids within their latex. Because overdose is entirely possible if tolerance is low and too many opiate alkaloids are consumed, it is important to work out a suitable dosage. Reports on Erowid<ref>Erowid [http://www.erowid.org/plants/poppy/poppy_info4.shtml "Opium Poppy Tea"], v1.0 - Aug 11, 2007 - Dr. Opium - Original version edited by Erowid and published on Erowid.org.</ref> suggest an average dose to be 2-4 large pods, so in my example 10 pods weighed 44g, meaning that ~3 pods is around 15g of powder.

The '''Poppy plant''' (''[[Papaver somniferum (botany)|Papaver somniferum]]'') is widely known to produce latex in its seed pods, which contains the opiate alkaloids; [[codeine]], [[morphine]], [[thebaine]]. Poppy pods contain varying levels of opiate alkaloids within their latex. Because overdose is entirely possible if tolerance is low and too many opiate alkaloids are consumed, it is important to work out a suitable dosage. Reports on Erowid<ref>Erowid [http://www.erowid.org/plants/poppy/poppy_info4.shtml "Opium Poppy Tea"], v1.0 - Aug 11, 2007 - Dr. Opium - Original version edited by Erowid and published on Erowid.org.</ref> suggest an average dose to be 2-4 large pods, so in my example 10 pods weighed 44g, meaning that ~3 pods is around 15g of powder.

==Preparation==

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 [[File:Poppy_pod_tea_1.jpg|thumb|0.5kg of Dried [[Papaver Somniferum]] Giganteum seed pods. Lighter for scale.]]
-The '''Poppy Plant''' (''[[Papaver Somniferum]]'') produces latex in its seed pods, which contains the opiate alkaloids; [[codeine]], [[morphine]], [[thebaine]]. Poppy Pods contain varying levels of opiate alkaloids within their latex. Because overdose is entirely possible if tolerance is low and too many opiate alkaloids are consumed, it is important to work out a suitable dosage. Reports on Erowid<ref>Erowid [http://www.erowid.org/plants/poppy/poppy_info4.shtml "Opium Poppy Tea"], v1.0 - Aug 11, 2007 - Dr. Opium - Original version edited by Erowid and published on Erowid.org.</ref> suggest an average dose to be 2-4 large pods, so in my example 10 pods weighed 44g, meaning that ~3 pods is around 15g of powder.
+The '''Poppy plant''' (''[[Papaver somniferum (botany)|Papaver somniferum]]'') is widely known to produce latex in its seed pods, which contains the opiate alkaloids; [[codeine]], [[morphine]], [[thebaine]]. Poppy pods contain varying levels of opiate alkaloids within their latex. Because overdose is entirely possible if tolerance is low and too many opiate alkaloids are consumed, it is important to work out a suitable dosage. Reports on Erowid<ref>Erowid [http://www.erowid.org/plants/poppy/poppy_info4.shtml "Opium Poppy Tea"], v1.0 - Aug 11, 2007 - Dr. Opium - Original version edited by Erowid and published on Erowid.org.</ref> suggest an average dose to be 2-4 large pods, so in my example 10 pods weighed 44g, meaning that ~3 pods is around 15g of powder.
 ==Preparation==