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Can you make opium from California poppies?
No. The California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)contains different alkaloids than the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Therefore, an extract of the California poppy would not exhibit the same effects as opium. Herbal shops sometimes sell California poppy resin as a mild sedative, but the effectiveness of this preperation is not proven.
Is there opium in oriental poppies?
Papaver orientale does not contain any morphine or codeine but it does contain some other alkaloids including thebaine, which can be used to make drugs.
Is ephedra extract the same as ephedra?
My research has shown that ephedra extract is a derivative of the plant that has had the alkaloids removed. It is my understanding that the ephedra extract is not as strong as the alkaloids and is also legal in all 50 states. It was ephedra alkaloids that were banned in some states, although many states later reversed that decision. Ephedra Extract is a scam. You might as well go for Ephedra Free. The real ephedra has alkaloids. They are not illegal as long as it is used for nasal decongestion or as bronchodilators. People use it to lose weight or to gain extra energy too. However, they may have harmful side effects. Usually Ephedra Extract comes from plants like Ephedra Viridis or Nevadensis, those does not contain a certain Alkaloid that contains Ephedrine which is very effective for weight loss. Ephedra Sinica or Sida Cordifolia are 2 other Ephedra Plants both containing Alkaloids and therefore they are considered to be "real" Ephedra.
How do ants get alkaloids if alkaloids are from plants?
There are many species which sequester alkaloids from plants, usually as a self-defence mechanism. Absorption of alkaloids by such species will usually render the organisms unpalatable largely because of the bitter taste that results. Certain ant, caterpillar, mite, frog, etc. species extract - and possibly metabolise - plant alkaloids to synthesise new ones or may simply secrete those absorbed during feeding on plants containing them.
Is their a difference between poppy seeds and sesame seeds?
Opium seeds are poppy seed, but there are different species of poppies only a few of which produce the sap that is rich in opium alkaloids. Most species of poppy produce only insignificant amounts of opium alkaloids.
Was the blue flower in batman opium?
No, poppies look quite different to the flower in "Batman Begins." Also, the effects are quite different. The alkaloids in opium do not produce fear, in fact they produce the opposite - sedation.
How do you extract alkaloids from plants?
This can be very simple in the case of some plants. The opium poppy's bowl can be simply slit and the alkaloid oozes out to be simply scraped off.
Is there opium in California poppies?
maybe i am trying it PS the roots look like curates and are the most potent. I have done this before by smoking straight herb and got a 20 minits of a kinda floaty feeling. It is better to just grow opium i am doing that to
What is the collective noun for poppies?
A collective noun for poppies is a field of poppies.
Do posies atually make you tired?
No. A posie is a small bunch of sweet smelling flowers. It used to be believed that illness and disease were carried by foul smells, so sniffing something pleasant it was supposed to protect you from becoming sick
Alkaloids usually have what kind of taste?
Alkaloids usually have a bitter taste
What is the purpose of poppies?
The purpose of poppies is for the people who died in the wars to make peace.
