Your confusion of the opiate vs opioid is actually a fundamental flaw in this video- the current problem is with completely synthetic opioids, natural herbal opiates are often much more helpful than they are dangerous when administered appropriately. Analgesia is not a sin, pain relief is a vital part of medicine.
Yeah this video is a fail. It also doesn't mention that the opiod crisis was deliberately created by greedy pharma corporations who heavily pushed the most dangerous substances like fentanyl. Also the video doesn't mention that harm reduction is the scientifically proven way to deal with addicts instead of criminalising them and that the war on drugs was started by Ronald Reagan to target poor people, black people, leftists, hippies and basically his political opponents.
When did anyone say analgesia was a sin or not a vital part of medicine? Doesn't change the fact that opiates can be addictive and habit forming, like a ton of things
Not-so-fun fact: The “snow” in that scene of the movie was actually 100% asbestos. Almost all of the crew in there got some form of cancer later on, most likely from exposure to the asbestos.
@@AutumnF True, and not necessarily from that specific exposure. It was common practice to use asbestos for special effects snow. Many of that crew and others were repeatedly exposed to it during their careers in film. Also, the death count was much higher because the clean up crews, the delivery crews, the disposal crews, and the landfill personnel, AND their families were all exposed because it stuck to their clothes. As you said, not so fun. ✌️❤️
It's crazy that something so essential in modern medicine and helping people can be such a major problem as well. These little flowers really do have the power to save a life, or take it.
Blue poppy seeds are highly sought after for artisanal baking purposes. The cold pressed oil from poppy seeds is also highly sought after by artists into oil painting.
In Hungary until 2004 it was common that people grow poppy ('mák') at hom gardens. Mostly to take the seeds out of pods to add to cakes. However a few junkies made a special brew to get high, in a country mostly alcoholics it was a harmless crop. Actually poppy seed is similarly part of our national identity as paprika.
There used to be an old lady in our small countryside town who always had those in her garden. They always suspiciously disappeared all at once too once the flower was out of bloom.
@@sadhu7191 the problem is finding a doctor who will prescribe them to you. and in america thats hard. when you need them and want them not a single doctor will prescribe, but the moment you are not in any pain and have a small medical inconvieniece then they want to prescribe you hundreds of em a month.
They grow naturally in a lot of places in Germany, still today. As children we always harvested the seeds, either to eat directly or to bake bread or kake. We knew their use as painkiller and addictive drug, we were educated about drugs and drug addiction from very early age. So we always only had interest in the nice tasting seeds.
@@leogama3422 Nothing illegal to grow if it is a food quality breed, that are contains so much alcaloid that you need to consume more than 10 kilogram of seed to get the same effect as you think about it.
It's not even Friday. Why are you doing this to me on a Tuesday? I can't even pick up my pain prescription until tomorrow, lol, just giving ya'll a hard time, I love this channel. Last month, my local pharmacy was all out without any idea when it would be back in stock! I have stage 4 cancer with a tumor growing on my spine. (Please don't wish me a fast recovery because I'm stage 4, forget words like recovery and remission.) Pain is real, and milkweeds are real. We evolved alongside each other for all time. Why is it so bad to let patients have pain relief? As for all the overdoses, I don't blame the plant itself. *Overdose REQUIRES the user to go off script.* It means *that person took more than the prescribed amount ON PURPOSE without consulting their doctor.* Don't demonize the substance, but recognize how we criminalize addicts who deserve to be seen as PEOPLE with an ADDICTION. ADDICTION is a MEDICAL PROBLEM, not a criminal problem!
I hope you can get your medicine without hassle. Obviously, I could never understand exactly what you're going through but as a chronic pain sufferer, I empathize a lot with your perspective.
Hear, hear! I broke my back, was prescribed an imitation, synthetic opioid (Tramidol), it did nothing until combined with gabapentin. Then it worked, sorta. Federal law(and maybe state) required cessation of the "opioids" after 3 weeks and a trial period with something else to avoid addiction. Ie Physical therapy or spinal injections, both of which cost 4-8+ as much. I wasn't in a position to do that. I consumed a lot of alcohol and toted the pain and let my body heal. It seems to have worked but took 2.5 years and am unemployed and not sure about future employment prospects. I'm not going to lie to get a job and in our litigious society now I'm not sure a future employer will want me. 😢🤔🤓🍻
It's extra fun when you're a recovering addict and also have chronic pain. I said to my doctor, "Sir, I haven't abused drugs for a dozen years. I don't even drink. The 'high' I'm seeking is being able to get out of bed." I did not receive pain relief.
This plant is a miracle to those living in rural areas without hospitals. Locals will smoke some before medical/dental procedures in Vietnam and I'm sure other countries as well
You should talk about rhubarb and related plants. It’s one of my favourite vegetables from the garden and is related to buckwheat. It’s stem is safe to eat, but it’s leaves are slightly toxic and people have died eating the leaves in times of food shortage.
I always loved my grandmom's rhubarb pie, with rhubarb right from her garden.. I knew from an early age that while the stems were great, to not touch the leaves.
Rhubarb is so underrated, I love it, especially rhubarb pie, and will occasionally eat a raw stem. They're a little too bitter for most people when raw but I kind of like it, it's got a very unique flavor and bitterness.
And most of them, if not all, are rather benign in the natural form. For some reason we tend to isolate the strongest psychoactive components and patent and market the hell out of them. 😢🤔🤓🍻 PS-Or make them illegal. 😢🤓🍻
@@CommonTater100 not that i am aware of. If there was they would gradually move onto more "refined" opioids like heroin etc, which as you know Pakistan and Afghanistan has the most addicts in the world.
When I was little, my grandmother had poppies at her garden. They lasted for a couple months because whenever the flowers bloomed, they suddenly disappeared. She would say to me that people used them to get high. That was the first time I learnt about plants and their flowers as medicine or drugs.
I [stupidly] ate some pods when I was a young teenager. Ran away from my house and was gone all night. I vividly remember driving to the ocean with my friends, but in reality, my friends never actually met up with me, and I didn't live near the ocean. No clue where I actually went or what I did. My parents heard me climbing through the window early the next morning and took me to the hospital. I don't recommend it
Poppy seed bread is sooo nice, as someone from Czech republic where the seeds are a popular ingredient in sweet foods. It's cool to know more about the plant... and this does explain the drowsiness cartoon characters seem to get from poppies.
If you visit Turkey, find a pastery and buy "haşhaşlı ekmek" which is bread with poppy seeds; it should look like cinnamon rolls from top. It belongs to city of Afyon (which literally translates "Opium") and it's neighbor city Eskişehir ("Oldcity") but you may find same or similiar tastes in other cities and bakeries. Freshly brewed Turkish tea and poppy seed bread, that's all you need for a meal.
Psychedelic therapy is just one of those great leaps in the mental health space . It's wonderful and the fact that they serve recreational use and health as well. I can't deny tripping is fun every once in a while.
Edit, had to add. I wrote my original post not for praise or to be congratulated. The commented wasn't suppose to be about me. No. I wrote for those that ARE addicts, and think THEY can't stop. Original post... "I was an addict. It's not impossible to stop. It just feels like it." ... Also, I'm wrong, I'm still an addict. Right now, it's day three of quitting cigarettes, maybe this is why I'm ready for an argument with anyone about anything at this moment. ...
@@i_am_aladeen Thank you. But it wasn't exactly strength. Lots of times I went to quit fully strong, only to fail. It's not just about will power. Also, I did it on my own. The trick, was exactly that. I tricked my own brain. I used myself against myself. It's a long story. We have two brains. One primitive. I just lied to the primitive brain and it bought my story. Oh, I watched a video today that is kinda like what I did. I went to it with a Taoist mindset and I was not strong and rigid, but like water. Water is the most powerful thing, and the most dynamic. Trying to recover with a war like mentality was the one the fail me. Oh, I'm just a You Tube ranter. Go watch video with Dr Gabor Mate'. He is so smart and can help you all.
I was surprised she used the term "opioid" to refer to compounds derived from the plant. "Opiate" usually refers to plant-derived drugs. "Opioid" refers to something made without the plant being involved at all. It's a blurry line I guess. But the point being, fentanyl is completely synthetic. It is not technically an opiate, but rather an opioid. I know I know, semantics.
I mean wouldn't opioid be actually a blanket term, not exclusive of the original? Ie, anything that acts like an opiate, plant-derived or not? I don't mind when they are a bit overly general, it would be worse if they called one of the synthetics an opiate.
This used to be how they were termed, but now they use opioid as blanket term for all drugs that act on that receptor. But an opiate is still used to say its naturally derived from the opium poppy. Thus Morphine is an opioid and an opiate, but Fentanyl is only an opioid.
This is an indigenous plant in Turkey, it grows naturally in the wild, there is even a crity called Opium, and yet people used it for the entire history for medicinal purposes, they even gave it so babies to calm them down, they made teas against sleeping problems. There was no known opium crisis ever. Yet trade of it caused extreme problems other places. A culture naturally developed around it gives people some kind of sense to not abuse it, yet suddenly introducing it causes a lot of problems. Regulating it and exposing the people gradually is the better way to control a substance.
@@user-vk7cp1op9p Yes, very well said. Cultural understanding, and the lessons of a culture may be passed on if the government allows the people to learn.
My grandmother was the parole officer who discovered that poppy seeds could have you fail a drug test after her parole failed but she trusted him and researched everything he ate that day. 😊 Ina Piette she’s alive 93 years young
No she is not. Scientist are the people that figured that out. You know, the guys that invented metabolite tests. The people that supplied your grandma with the test were supposed to tell her about false positives. We have know this as long as tests have been around.
Poppy seeds are quite weak on small quantities so you have to coat a pastry completely to taste them significantly. They taste amazing as a crispy Turkish bagel though, especially steaming hot right out of the oven.
The opium poppy is so essential to humanity that it's almost impossible to get a prescription of opium derived medication 😤 I suffer severe lower back arthritis caused by crushed lumbar discs, as well as bilateral sciatica and doctors look at me like I'm an idiot when I ask for pain relief. So I ended up planting my own poppies in the hopes that I'll never have to see another doctor, regarding my pain, ever again.
Where do you get the seed ? I thought it was illegal in the US ? Would love to have some, I suffer the same condition as you and every so often I NEED some relief that doctors are afraid to hand out for fear of the gobment health care that will take their license .
I was addicted to black tar heroin from the age of 18-25. These days I'm doing my best to stay clean, and it kind of helps that fentanyl has taken the place of black over the years. It's hard to find black anymore and fentanyl just sucks. I really wish I had never tried any opiates or opiods, they can truly ruin your life.
I've had a poppy seed false positive on a drug screen from using an everything bagel seasoning that had lots of seeds in it. Then I made the mistake of paying for a retest of my sample thinking that it would absolve me. Instead it came back positive for codeine and morphine. This was in 2022 btw.
In my country there is wide cultural base of growing poppy. Slavic people use poppy a lot without any tought of opium (they get drunk a lot though). Poppy is often used with soft pasta dumplings and in cakes. Not bagel with a little pinch on top. More like 40% of whole cake is poppy. It is so tasty...
That’s not completely true that Slavic people use poppies without any thought of opium. Poppies have been widely used as folk medicine in Slavic cultures, but you’re right that they’re primarily used as food source.
Please talk about the Daffodil sometime in the future. It is interesting. It only blooms in spring and is actually toxic. But humans use them as decorations everywhere in their yards. Also I know they grow from bulbs and reproduce that way...but do they ever produce seeds? Just how did they evolve? What purpose do they serve if they are inedible? Other than being pretty because they are cute
Opium dens is where the term Pipe 'Dream came from. Anyway, it is amazing that ONE plant on the whole planet can deliver the major pain relief we need. Where would medicine be without it? I googled other pain relief measures. It came back with aspirin, ice, massage, exercise, physical therapy, acupuncture and relaxation training. I bet without this plant, surgeries would drop off by 99%
There are other plants and substances but the humble poppy is probably the most useful. For example marijuana, alcohol, and chloroform have been used for a long time to treat pain.
@@joeschmoe21 propofol and fentanyl with the benzo midazolam is typically what is used to "put someone under" they could still do surgeries using ketamine/propofol but afterwards the pain is gonna be pretty bad if you have nothing else to relieve the pain
If you could do a video on the Oleander, Yew berry, or the Manchineel tree, That would be awesome! They're pretty poisonous plants and I think they deserve their own videos!
Hey small note. As part of my masters work I was involved in testing addiction rates for various plant alkaloids. We were testing new analogs of glaucine and the yellow horned poppy. We also included nicotine, morphine, and caffeine as known compounds. Nicotine when combined with the Maoi found in tobacco won as most addictive 2 of 3 trials. So pure nicotine is weaker than pure morphine when it comes to causing self administration. But when you use a full plant extract. Tobacco knocks opium wax out pf the park. We had rats vomiting and then instantly going for more tobacco, heaving, more tobacco, heaving, more tobacco. It's scary watching how much pain they are in litterally suffering overdose symptoms and still administrators more depending on the specific alkaloids balance. We also found that depending on the cigarette brand we got the tobacco from there could he way more maoi than normal. Like the cigarette tobacco was bread to be more addictive over time
I smoked cigarettes for 25 years. Quitting was the hardest thing I've ever done. Luckily I make decisions with my future in mind and based on intelligence.
It is also one of the most effective pain control methods when not abused… and unfortunately, many pain patients that can benefit from opioids have been denied helpful medicine due to misrepresentation of opioids and opiates by media and even those in the medical and law enforcement industries.
So I am confused about how a poppy seed would end up in the urinary tract, I thought urine came from the kidneys, which filtered it out of the blood? How would a poppy seed end up in the blood?
A plant that has a reputation of starting a couple wars, called the Opium War and the War against Narcotics. It also symbolizes the fallen soldiers of WWI. And is in Minecraft. Everybody's favorite Troll is named after the flower and even her dress is made from a poppy.
Great wars were fought over bat shit. From fertilizers to explosives to medicine and yes your dna. not kidding. I'll leave it at that you wouldn't believe it.
Don’t call it “the illicit drug heroin”. The US may have banned its use in medicine (mostly for propagandist reasons), but plenty of countries still allow its very licit use as a prescribed painkiller.
Nicely encapsulated: a lot of history, a variety of uses, and a head full of chemistry! All rolled up in a nice package- this video of course... How about a video on euphorbia? Have you done the spurges yet? Or Syrian Rue, the Acacia tree, or the Boswellia tree, from which Frankincense is derived?
I love your videos! They show how plants really do shape civilization. Can you do one on zinnias? They have a fascinating history, and I love them so much I named my daughter after them.
7 years clean eX-heroin addict. The U.S. needs to legalize EVERYTHING. Heroin is useful and has its place in medicine. But I'd rather get it from a pharmacy than a dealer. With the option for treatment offered alongside the medicine and harm reduction supplies.
Here is something to talk about... Why is coke illegal on the streets but it is acceptable to feed kids all kinds of drugs just because they are prescribed by a doctor. All that dose is make a life time addict. This question will never be asked by anybody in the government
It’s interesting that people knew about the mind altering uses but didn’t ban anything until recently. It’s almost like the plant itself is benign, it’s how we use it.
Author Eric Detzer wrote a book entitled," Poppies," in which he describes being addicted to poppies and stealing them trom gardens in Seattle and boiling the seeds then drinking the opium laced water. He would even go to ornamental flower arrangement stores and ask for any poppie plants that were leftover from the flowers being used in decorative flower arrangements. He would do the same with the seeds.
AFAIK, in the EU only Poland and Austria allow farmers to grow it and only with a special permit for obvious reasons. However, both countries have a strong cultural bond to that plant and are using it quite heavily in their traditional cuisine. Thus, in other countries of the EU you might only find it in botanical gardens. I knew someone who planted them in Germany, but they got harvested every time by trespassers... (I don't know what they did with it as you can't make the drug that easily, but you could use it like the old Greeks perhaps)
In Switzerland too. Addicts can get free medical pure heroin in dispensaries, paid by the health insurance. Some take morphine, or methadone. Drugs are more or less decriminalised, like in Portugal.
amazing video! loved the host as well great energy! : ) I've always loved poppies, it's amazing how it makes so many of the important medicines we need as well!
Used to boil the pods to make tea. Have never had such a relaxing, restful sleep in my life. It is indeed VERY addictive. Can't say that I regretted it...but the comedown can be a bit rough.
@@tomtroy3792 I used to use ten pods boiled in a lot of water for like 20 minutes or so. And that lasted about three or four days. Was about five or six cups. You can also save them and cook them again sometimes.
I'd love for you to talk about Jimson Weed/Datura. I worked in mental health and had a guy on my caseload who consumed so much he had permanent neurological problems.
@@strangelee4400 Actually all the ancient religions consumed mind-altering drugs. From the North Americans with their peace pipes and the South Americans with their peyote buttons, marijuana and coca leaves Etc
If you could do an episode on hemiamphora that would be cool. (yes I know you did an episode on pitcher plants in general, but these are the oldest ones)
I’ve been prescribed opiates before. Took them for a few weeks and absolutely hated every minute of it. They killed my fine motor skills. I’m fascinated by the intense addiction others feel for it.
@@coolboy5428it mainly comes down to psychology, I for one avoid opiates like the plague because I have an incredibly addictive personality. and to be fair, poppy seed tea is probably nothing like a prescription opioid
Dear Mz. Amazon, I love your shows! Very informative, fascinating, interesting, and so much fun! I would not know about many of the plants and trees you feature without your show. And….let’s not forget the hilarious out takes at the end. Hysterical! Why don’t all episodes show the outtakes? Will you please create more, more, more of your Floralogic shows? Happy weeding😂
I’m an ex heroin user. Well cocaine too. Speed balls. BUT my Korean landlord growns poppy and makes some really relaxing tea that I like a lot. She makes soap out of lime trees that is the best soap I’ve ever used. Bless her. I was homeless for 10 years and I stopped using in 2016. Doesn’t mean I won’t enjoy some wine now and drink her tea sometimes when my hip gives out. I don’t really get high from it, just slightly relaxing and pain relief. I think shrooms or San Pedro cactus is the way to go. Marijuana too. Helped me get my life together.
Well this tea is the base to make heroin as that´s where morphine comes from to produce heroin. Just so you know i would be careful about this i am just addicted to this and use 20 grams dry a day lol.
It was really great that you did this! A drug series would be really interesting (drugs coming from plants/animals of course). My choice for next video: The Iboga Tree. I forget if it is the bark or the root of the plant, but it makes Ibogaine, which I used to help get myself off of Fentanyl. Only thing that has ever worked.... It is the most powerful substance I have ever taken!
I'd love to hear about febrifuges - that is, plants that have historically been used in medicine to help treat fever. Hyssop, feverfew, and others - or even maybe the happy marriage of medicinal plants and honey for cough syrup?
Are you planting those red ones ( they're the ones you wanna skip,) apparently there's multiple type poppy flowers only the iconic red ones have the stuff you wanna avoid lol
Almost certainly as a toxin to deter insects and animals from eating the plant. Ironically, the match with human brain chemistry has assured the plants survival.
This fails to mention the important fact that a lot of heroin/opioid addicts are chronic pain sufferers. It's a beacon of hope when all other treatments have failed. But, as someone with chronic nerve pain, I avoid opioids like the plague. Yes, they're the only pain relievers that work for me, but I KNOW that means I'm at an extremely high risk of addiction. I've heard of a new, equally powerful but non-addictive pain reliever derived from cone snail venom. I'm putting a lot of hope into that medicine. I want my life back.
I don't see that it matters if your addicted if it is giving the pain relief needed, what's the difference between being dependant or addicted if your going to take it regularly? I have major spinal issues and was prescribed an opioid to allow me to continue working for 27yrs.
Growing up in Puerto Rico a kid in my neighborhood made a tea with Angel's Trumpet - Brugmansia and after ingesting this tea he became sort of a zombie..he has "never recovered"..just wanted to know if this could be true.
Love opium and grow my own poppies in my backyard. It’s simple, don’t violate the most fundamental rule. This is not a consistent use item. I take it once a month at most sometimes go several months without it. If I have pain will take it daily for maybe a week at most but am very careful with how much I take. But I get a lot of amazing therapeutic relaxation from it and make sure it never becomes a monkey on my back. The spirit of the plant has wisdom in it. Addiction is not a substance based issue it’s a sociologically motivated psychology, isolation and past trauma are the true culprits. Let’s not make drugs the bad guys, drugs are awesome!
I think everyone should be able to grow their own I live in chronic pain and have been on morphine for years it’s getting harder and harder to get I have done everything they have recommended to get better the truth is they can’t always fix are bodies do pain medication is all we have to have quality of life life . 2 back surgeries and I still am in severe pain
@@kenseymour5152 yes we are over restricting these very helpful tools over fear and a misdirection of blame. Drugs don’t CAUSE addiction, addiction is a result of trauma and isolation primarily as well as a society that does not teach and train its population to properly address drugs. It’s a sad fact. If you have space, it is legal to grow poppies for “ornamental” purposes and no one can tell you anything. Also, you can buy unwashed poppy seeds and they contain a certain amount of alkaloidal content. You can make a tea or tincture from this but be VERY careful until you get dosage correctly because people have overdosed from this. Just some ideas incase they cut you off or restrict you to the point you are in pain and unable to get what you need. 😉
I always assumed it was a long complicated chemical process to turn the flowers into the medicine. Special types of poppy and weird distillery beakers etc. now I find out it's just people picking wild poppies and boiling them in cups of tea!
I got to try some many years ago and it had the most wonderful taste. If you think the color purple would taste like grape? No, this would be another flavor that cannot be tasted anywhere else. Smokey, with an almost sweet black pepper and currants flavor.
Your confusion of the opiate vs opioid is actually a fundamental flaw in this video- the current problem is with completely synthetic opioids, natural herbal opiates are often much more helpful than they are dangerous when administered appropriately. Analgesia is not a sin, pain relief is a vital part of medicine.
I wish I could give your comment more likes! 😢🤓🍻
You actually got closer to the root of the problem than anyone else.
Yeah this video is a fail. It also doesn't mention that the opiod crisis was deliberately created by greedy pharma corporations who heavily pushed the most dangerous substances like fentanyl. Also the video doesn't mention that harm reduction is the scientifically proven way to deal with addicts instead of criminalising them and that the war on drugs was started by Ronald Reagan to target poor people, black people, leftists, hippies and basically his political opponents.
Keep liking this comment, folks!!!
When did anyone say analgesia was a sin or not a vital part of medicine? Doesn't change the fact that opiates can be addictive and habit forming, like a ton of things
Synthetic opioids are also more helpful than dangerous when administered properly…
I always thought it was funny when Dorothy "fell asleep" in the field of poppies but then was rejuvenated by a bit of "snow"
Lol
True enough
Yeah. And if you think New York City is someplace you would like to visit but wouldn't want to live...
Not-so-fun fact: The “snow” in that scene of the movie was actually 100% asbestos. Almost all of the crew in there got some form of cancer later on, most likely from exposure to the asbestos.
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True, and not necessarily from that specific exposure. It was common practice to use asbestos for special effects snow. Many of that crew and others were repeatedly exposed to it during their careers in film. Also, the death count was much higher because the clean up crews, the delivery crews, the disposal crews, and the landfill personnel, AND their families were all exposed because it stuck to their clothes.
As you said, not so fun.
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It's crazy that something so essential in modern medicine and helping people can be such a major problem as well. These little flowers really do have the power to save a life, or take it.
Too much of anything can be bad for you.
You can say that again.
It's unfortune that opioid abuse is such a common problem.
@@madamsamoyed5732 It's not. Heroin and Fentanyl abuse is. Opium is a safe alternative that almost no one has used for 100 years.
@@KratomFlavoredAdidas Right, I meant to say "opioid". I've corrected it. Thank you.
Blue poppy seeds are highly sought after for artisanal baking purposes. The cold pressed oil from poppy seeds is also highly sought after by artists into oil painting.
Simon says.... And he is correct.
Blue poppy seeds are also highly sought after by me, to make opium tea 😊😊
The poppy seeds from the grocery store are opium poppy seeds. Plant them in the fall.
In Hungary until 2004 it was common that people grow poppy ('mák') at hom gardens. Mostly to take the seeds out of pods to add to cakes. However a few junkies made a special brew to get high, in a country mostly alcoholics it was a harmless crop. Actually poppy seed is similarly part of our national identity as paprika.
There used to be an old lady in our small countryside town who always had those in her garden. They always suspiciously disappeared all at once too once the flower was out of bloom.
Little old ladies like to use the dried pods in flower arrangements and as decorations....and to make a narcotic tea to help them sleep.
Damn thieves, must of been dude looking for a bouquet of flowers for their girlfriend
Percs prob to expensive for her chronic pain at cvs
@sadhu7191 if you could get them to fill your prescription
@@sadhu7191 the problem is finding a doctor who will prescribe them to you. and in america thats hard. when you need them and want them not a single doctor will prescribe, but the moment you are not in any pain and have a small medical inconvieniece then they want to prescribe you hundreds of em a month.
They grow naturally in a lot of places in Germany, still today. As children we always harvested the seeds, either to eat directly or to bake bread or kake. We knew their use as painkiller and addictive drug, we were educated about drugs and drug addiction from very early age. So we always only had interest in the nice tasting seeds.
Can confirm as a fellow german, he had them in our garden to have the seeds on hand for bread.
I thought it was also illegal to grow these...
@@leogama3422 they grow naturally everywhere in the wild.
@@ProjectPhysX You can get high only on special variety which is very rare in the wild. Don't ask how i know.
@@leogama3422 Nothing illegal to grow if it is a food quality breed, that are contains so much alcaloid that you need to consume more than 10 kilogram of seed to get the same effect as you think about it.
It's not even Friday. Why are you doing this to me on a Tuesday? I can't even pick up my pain prescription until tomorrow, lol, just giving ya'll a hard time, I love this channel. Last month, my local pharmacy was all out without any idea when it would be back in stock! I have stage 4 cancer with a tumor growing on my spine. (Please don't wish me a fast recovery because I'm stage 4, forget words like recovery and remission.) Pain is real, and milkweeds are real. We evolved alongside each other for all time. Why is it so bad to let patients have pain relief? As for all the overdoses, I don't blame the plant itself. *Overdose REQUIRES the user to go off script.* It means *that person took more than the prescribed amount ON PURPOSE without consulting their doctor.* Don't demonize the substance, but recognize how we criminalize addicts who deserve to be seen as PEOPLE with an ADDICTION. ADDICTION is a MEDICAL PROBLEM, not a criminal problem!
I really appreciate this comment, wow! And I hope you have a blissful existence wherever you may be 🤗
Have you tried fentanyl?
I hope you can get your medicine without hassle. Obviously, I could never understand exactly what you're going through but as a chronic pain sufferer, I empathize a lot with your perspective.
Hear, hear! I broke my back, was prescribed an imitation, synthetic opioid (Tramidol), it did nothing until combined with gabapentin. Then it worked, sorta. Federal law(and maybe state) required cessation of the "opioids" after 3 weeks and a trial period with something else to avoid addiction. Ie Physical therapy or spinal injections, both of which cost 4-8+ as much. I wasn't in a position to do that. I consumed a lot of alcohol and toted the pain and let my body heal. It seems to have worked but took 2.5 years and am unemployed and not sure about future employment prospects. I'm not going to lie to get a job and in our litigious society now I'm not sure a future employer will want me. 😢🤔🤓🍻
It's extra fun when you're a recovering addict and also have chronic pain. I said to my doctor, "Sir, I haven't abused drugs for a dozen years. I don't even drink. The 'high' I'm seeking is being able to get out of bed." I did not receive pain relief.
This plant is a miracle to those living in rural areas without hospitals. Locals will smoke some before medical/dental procedures in Vietnam and I'm sure other countries as well
In the U.S. In my observations, the potato has been the most addicting plant. Especially fried and covered in salt.😜
Funny guy, you are right abt that😂
I like some meat, cheese, salsa, on my fries.😂😂😂😂
thats why they becoming like potato
*laughs in Irish
Oh dear .. yes of course and that bad evil butter
You should talk about rhubarb and related plants. It’s one of my favourite vegetables from the garden and is related to buckwheat. It’s stem is safe to eat, but it’s leaves are slightly toxic and people have died eating the leaves in times of food shortage.
I always loved my grandmom's rhubarb pie, with rhubarb right from her garden.. I knew from an early age that while the stems were great, to not touch the leaves.
Rhubarb being related to buckweat is the sort of delightful surprise that makes plants infinitely facinating for me. Thank you Joseph.
Would they grow in tropical areas?
Rhubarb is so underrated, I love it, especially rhubarb pie, and will occasionally eat a raw stem. They're a little too bitter for most people when raw but I kind of like it, it's got a very unique flavor and bitterness.
@@nunyabiznes33 Probably? They grow like weeds in damp, shaded areas with rich soil.
It would be awesome if you could go through all the psychoactive plants - coca plant, tobacco, khat, ephedra, hemp...
Iboga, cacti, poisonous frogs, etc
And most of them, if not all, are rather benign in the natural form. For some reason we tend to isolate the strongest psychoactive components and patent and market the hell out of them. 😢🤔🤓🍻
PS-Or make them illegal. 😢🤓🍻
Yassss I would love this
San Pedro, Payote
@@PlantsAndInsects frogs aren't plants tho
They grow here everywhere in my field in Pakistan. We make a natural painkiller from the dried latex called "afeem". It's basically opium.
So interesting!
are there issues with people getting hooked on afeem?
@@CommonTater100 not that i am aware of. If there was they would gradually move onto more "refined" opioids like heroin etc, which as you know Pakistan and Afghanistan has the most addicts in the world.
I would absolutely love some dried pods! They're so beautiful and hard to get anymore. I have heard of the beauty of Pakistan.
Lao people call it "feem or feen".
Psychedelics are just an amazing discovery. It's quite fascinating how effective they are for depression and stress..saved my life.
When I was little, my grandmother had poppies at her garden. They lasted for a couple months because whenever the flowers bloomed, they suddenly disappeared. She would say to me that people used them to get high. That was the first time I learnt about plants and their flowers as medicine or drugs.
Lol and i stolen some.
What about a little overview of Datura aka Moonflower. I think it has quite a rich history to talk about.
The fact people still try to eat them is insane. Like it’s a damn delirant
Datura trip reports are entertaining to read.
I [stupidly] ate some pods when I was a young teenager. Ran away from my house and was gone all night. I vividly remember driving to the ocean with my friends, but in reality, my friends never actually met up with me, and I didn't live near the ocean. No clue where I actually went or what I did. My parents heard me climbing through the window early the next morning and took me to the hospital. I don't recommend it
One time. Never again. Not recommended. -10/10
@@zachsh really I ate some seeds 20 but didn't have any issues
Poppy seed bread is sooo nice, as someone from Czech republic where the seeds are a popular ingredient in sweet foods.
It's cool to know more about the plant... and this does explain the drowsiness cartoon characters seem to get from poppies.
Imagine some poor bastard eating one of these plants in like the 1800s with no knowledge about it and basically eating the first ingredient in heroin😂
If you visit Turkey, find a pastery and buy "haşhaşlı ekmek" which is bread with poppy seeds; it should look like cinnamon rolls from top. It belongs to city of Afyon (which literally translates "Opium") and it's neighbor city Eskişehir ("Oldcity") but you may find same or similiar tastes in other cities and bakeries. Freshly brewed Turkish tea and poppy seed bread, that's all you need for a meal.
This is safer than fentanyl.
In the hands of the general public, absolutely.
That’s not really saying anything at all.
Is opium safer than heroin?
Yes, low doses or Natural kratom is always safer anyway @@MsPedross
@@MsPedrossDepends. Acetylmorphine crosses the BBB much faster with greater potency than regular morphine.
Psychedelic therapy is just one of those great leaps in the mental health space . It's wonderful and the fact that they serve recreational use and health as well. I can't deny tripping is fun every once in a while.
I've been looking to get my hands on shrooms since growing isn't an option for me . Any one knows where I can source?
@@AnthonyLarsYes Dr.jeffshroom
@@BrieflyCarmel-vw1znI've been looking to try shrooms, anyone knows where can I acquire some? and if he's on IG?
@@Tina-hb7ecYes he's Dr.jeffshroom,💯
@@WooodThCan Dr.jeffshroom send to me in Tx??
Edit, had to add. I wrote my original post not for praise or to be congratulated. The commented wasn't suppose to be about me. No. I wrote for those that ARE addicts, and think THEY can't stop. Original post... "I was an addict. It's not impossible to stop. It just feels like it." ... Also, I'm wrong, I'm still an addict. Right now, it's day three of quitting cigarettes, maybe this is why I'm ready for an argument with anyone about anything at this moment. ...
Congrats on being strong enough!
Sooo true! Surround yourself with caring people is the first step imo
@@i_am_aladeen Thank you. But it wasn't exactly strength. Lots of times I went to quit fully strong, only to fail. It's not just about will power. Also, I did it on my own. The trick, was exactly that. I tricked my own brain. I used myself against myself. It's a long story. We have two brains. One primitive. I just lied to the primitive brain and it bought my story. Oh, I watched a video today that is kinda like what I did. I went to it with a Taoist mindset and I was not strong and rigid, but like water. Water is the most powerful thing, and the most dynamic. Trying to recover with a war like mentality was the one the fail me. Oh, I'm just a You Tube ranter. Go watch video with Dr Gabor Mate'. He is so smart and can help you all.
@@RobinMarks1313 No matter how many times you failed to stop, you pulled through in the end and this is all that matters, no matter how! =D
@@RobinMarks1313
Yes warring against yourself will never heal you.. we have to learn to love our darkness and guide it to safer avenues
I was surprised she used the term "opioid" to refer to compounds derived from the plant. "Opiate" usually refers to plant-derived drugs. "Opioid" refers to something made without the plant being involved at all. It's a blurry line I guess. But the point being, fentanyl is completely synthetic. It is not technically an opiate, but rather an opioid. I know I know, semantics.
I mean wouldn't opioid be actually a blanket term, not exclusive of the original? Ie, anything that acts like an opiate, plant-derived or not?
I don't mind when they are a bit overly general, it would be worse if they called one of the synthetics an opiate.
Completely Wrong.
Opioid: Drug that works on the opioid receptors.
Opiate: Opioid that is made of poppy.
This used to be how they were termed, but now they use opioid as blanket term for all drugs that act on that receptor. But an opiate is still used to say its naturally derived from the opium poppy. Thus Morphine is an opioid and an opiate, but Fentanyl is only an opioid.
Opioids and opiate operate on the same receptors.
Some opioids are only partial agnosts, so there's another distinction to consider
This is an indigenous plant in Turkey, it grows naturally in the wild, there is even a crity called Opium, and yet people used it for the entire history for medicinal purposes, they even gave it so babies to calm them down, they made teas against sleeping problems. There was no known opium crisis ever. Yet trade of it caused extreme problems other places. A culture naturally developed around it gives people some kind of sense to not abuse it, yet suddenly introducing it causes a lot of problems. Regulating it and exposing the people gradually is the better way to control a substance.
Well said, and useful to understanding.
Nixon came down hard on Turkiye in the early 70's because it was the origin point for Marseille (French connxion) heroin.
@@user-vk7cp1op9p Yes, very well said. Cultural understanding, and the lessons of a culture may be passed on if the government allows the people to learn.
As a chronic pain sufferer this is my most favourite plant
Eventually it will make your pain worse.
My grandmother was the parole officer who discovered that poppy seeds could have you fail a drug test after her parole failed but she trusted him and researched everything he ate that day. 😊 Ina Piette she’s alive 93 years young
No she is not. Scientist are the people that figured that out. You know, the guys that invented metabolite tests. The people that supplied your grandma with the test were supposed to tell her about false positives. We have know this as long as tests have been around.
Infact most test dont acknowledge a positve drug result under a certain ppm inorder to prevent false incriminations
High five 🙌 to your grandmother!
Poppy seeds are quite weak on small quantities so you have to coat a pastry completely to taste them significantly. They taste amazing as a crispy Turkish bagel though, especially steaming hot right out of the oven.
Shame we still have a "war on drugs" in modern times.
The opium poppy is so essential to humanity that it's almost impossible to get a prescription of opium derived medication 😤 I suffer severe lower back arthritis caused by crushed lumbar discs, as well as bilateral sciatica and doctors look at me like I'm an idiot when I ask for pain relief. So I ended up planting my own poppies in the hopes that I'll never have to see another doctor, regarding my pain, ever again.
Be careful when you do it, mix them together so that it is same strength, start low.
Drink a few sips then a few more.
Just cook black tar and eat its simple
Just buy some heroin then it's dirt cheap in the EU and easier than messing about with docs
Where do you get the seed ? I thought it was illegal in the US ? Would love to have some, I suffer the same condition as you and every so often I NEED some relief that doctors are afraid to hand out for fear of the gobment health care that will take their license .
@@tatkinsful It is just a flower bro, buy some. I can send you some if you want.
I was addicted to black tar heroin from the age of 18-25. These days I'm doing my best to stay clean, and it kind of helps that fentanyl has taken the place of black over the years. It's hard to find black anymore and fentanyl just sucks. I really wish I had never tried any opiates or opiods, they can truly ruin your life.
Too bad you feel that way about something so awesome.
A nurse told me xanax is worse than heroin. Safe if taken as prescribed by your doctor bastards!
So glad you did a video on this! These flowers are so fascinating in the wild effects they can have on us.
“Delicious, decorative, and dangerous..”
She forgot “delightful!”
I think tobacco should own this title
I've had a poppy seed false positive on a drug screen from using an everything bagel seasoning that had lots of seeds in it.
Then I made the mistake of paying for a retest of my sample thinking that it would absolve me. Instead it came back positive for codeine and morphine. This was in 2022 btw.
In my country there is wide cultural base of growing poppy. Slavic people use poppy a lot without any tought of opium (they get drunk a lot though). Poppy is often used with soft pasta dumplings and in cakes. Not bagel with a little pinch on top. More like 40% of whole cake is poppy. It is so tasty...
That’s not completely true that Slavic people use poppies without any thought of opium. Poppies have been widely used as folk medicine in Slavic cultures, but you’re right that they’re primarily used as food source.
@@patrikvavro1611 actually you might be right it was said, that in past old grandmas were giving "green poppy tea" to bad children...
Please talk about the Daffodil sometime in the future. It is interesting.
It only blooms in spring and is actually toxic. But humans use them as decorations everywhere in their yards.
Also I know they grow from bulbs and reproduce that way...but do they ever produce seeds?
Just how did they evolve? What purpose do they serve if they are inedible? Other than being pretty because they are cute
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Opium dens is where the term Pipe 'Dream came from. Anyway, it is amazing that ONE plant on the whole planet can deliver the major pain relief we need. Where would medicine be without it? I googled other pain relief measures. It came back with aspirin, ice, massage, exercise, physical therapy, acupuncture and relaxation training. I bet without this plant, surgeries would drop off by 99%
There are other plants and substances but the humble poppy is probably the most useful. For example marijuana, alcohol, and chloroform have been used for a long time to treat pain.
Do they use it in surgery? I thought they make you unconscious, so no pain killer is needed.
@@joeschmoe21 propofol and fentanyl with the benzo midazolam is typically what is used to "put someone under" they could still do surgeries using ketamine/propofol but afterwards the pain is gonna be pretty bad if you have nothing else to relieve the pain
If you could do a video on the Oleander, Yew berry, or the Manchineel tree, That would be awesome! They're pretty poisonous plants and I think they deserve their own videos!
There is already a video on Manchineel. Was fascinating.
Love your work, and how it’s communicated to the audience.
Keep it up.
Hey small note. As part of my masters work I was involved in testing addiction rates for various plant alkaloids. We were testing new analogs of glaucine and the yellow horned poppy. We also included nicotine, morphine, and caffeine as known compounds.
Nicotine when combined with the Maoi found in tobacco won as most addictive 2 of 3 trials. So pure nicotine is weaker than pure morphine when it comes to causing self administration. But when you use a full plant extract. Tobacco knocks opium wax out pf the park. We had rats vomiting and then instantly going for more tobacco, heaving, more tobacco, heaving, more tobacco. It's scary watching how much pain they are in litterally suffering overdose symptoms and still administrators more depending on the specific alkaloids balance. We also found that depending on the cigarette brand we got the tobacco from there could he way more maoi than normal. Like the cigarette tobacco was bread to be more addictive over time
Absolutely fascinating!
the irony of siggs being legal everywhere 😔
What is Maoi ?
I eat tabacoo and it's very addictive
I smoked cigarettes for 25 years. Quitting was the hardest thing I've ever done. Luckily I make decisions with my future in mind and based on intelligence.
It is also one of the most effective pain control methods when not abused… and unfortunately, many pain patients that can benefit from opioids have been denied helpful medicine due to misrepresentation of opioids and opiates by media and even those in the medical and law enforcement industries.
So I am confused about how a poppy seed would end up in the urinary tract, I thought urine came from the kidneys, which filtered it out of the blood? How would a poppy seed end up in the blood?
Any substance that contains a kind of drug will cross the blood brain boundary and thus get eventually filtered by liver or kidney....
A plant that has a reputation of starting a couple wars, called the Opium War and the War against Narcotics. It also symbolizes the fallen soldiers of WWI. And is in Minecraft. Everybody's favorite Troll is named after the flower and even her dress is made from a poppy.
It was the British that caused the war, not the poppy itself.
Great wars were fought over bat shit. From fertilizers to explosives to medicine and yes your dna. not kidding. I'll leave it at that you wouldn't believe it.
Animalogic alliterations about addictive anaesthetics are admirably assembled and annunciated astonishingly adeptly.
Regular users can live a reasonably long life as long as they avoid overdose. Most of the harm arises due to its illegality.
110% correct I'm on the bupe program and it's much worse for me health wise than pure heroin
Don’t call it “the illicit drug heroin”. The US may have banned its use in medicine (mostly for propagandist reasons), but plenty of countries still allow its very licit use as a prescribed painkiller.
Nicely encapsulated: a lot of history, a variety of uses, and a head full of chemistry!
All rolled up in a nice package- this video of course...
How about a video on euphorbia? Have you done the spurges yet?
Or Syrian Rue, the Acacia tree, or the Boswellia tree, from which Frankincense is derived?
I love your videos! They show how plants really do shape civilization.
Can you do one on zinnias? They have a fascinating history, and I love them so much I named my daughter after them.
Have you ever thought about covering the chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao?
Just a thought-suggestion
1:10 "People have been purposefully planting poppies." That's a tongue twister if I ever heard one.
I smoked opium when I was a teenager. The only words that came out of my mouth was, "I feel like a flower." 😂 I had no idea it was an actual flower! 🤣
I grew up loving this flower. Nothing screams "SPRING!" like a field of red poppies.
don't panic, it's organic !!!!
AU NATUREL and GMO FREE...
Orgasmic and Spasmic
I’m quite stoned as of writing this.. even I can tell you both sound dumb :/
Best high ever
😂
7 years clean eX-heroin addict. The U.S. needs to legalize EVERYTHING. Heroin is useful and has its place in medicine. But I'd rather get it from a pharmacy than a dealer. With the option for treatment offered alongside the medicine and harm reduction supplies.
Here is something to talk about... Why is coke illegal on the streets but it is acceptable to feed kids all kinds of drugs just because they are prescribed by a doctor. All that dose is make a life time addict. This question will never be asked by anybody in the government
I get opiate cravings just looking at the poppy flower
You seem like someone fun to have a drink and watch science documentaries with. Much love. Thanks for the video.
That "drink" is technically more toxic on your brain & body than opium or heroin even.
@@ElektrOpium I rarely drink so it's not an issue. I don't do drunk. A light buzz is as far as I go.
It’s interesting that people knew about the mind altering uses but didn’t ban anything until recently. It’s almost like the plant itself is benign, it’s how we use it.
The only addiction is the humans wish to escape. Not the drug itself.
Thats a load of BS. What about drug addicted animals ? I guess they want to "escape" too huh ?
@@pavelmorozov6599 drug addicted animals? Maybe humans create drug addicted animals in labs. They don’t exist in nature.
Author Eric Detzer wrote a book entitled," Poppies," in which he describes being addicted to poppies and stealing them trom gardens in Seattle and boiling the seeds then drinking the opium laced water. He would even go to ornamental flower arrangement stores and ask for any poppie plants that were leftover from the flowers being used in decorative flower arrangements. He would do the same with the seeds.
I am tired of the 47 year battle of severe pain
AFAIK, in the EU only Poland and Austria allow farmers to grow it and only with a special permit for obvious reasons. However, both countries have a strong cultural bond to that plant and are using it quite heavily in their traditional cuisine. Thus, in other countries of the EU you might only find it in botanical gardens. I knew someone who planted them in Germany, but they got harvested every time by trespassers... (I don't know what they did with it as you can't make the drug that easily, but you could use it like the old Greeks perhaps)
Also in the Czech Republic. Very common
It's also legal in Hungary, too. You don't even need permit as far as you grow it yourself. But of course only for eating.
In Switzerland too. Addicts can get free medical pure heroin in dispensaries, paid by the health insurance. Some take morphine, or methadone.
Drugs are more or less decriminalised, like in Portugal.
@@swissmilitischristilxxii3691 It's still a plant you can't grow in your garden. At least that's what I've been told.
amazing video! loved the host as well great energy! : )
I've always loved poppies, it's amazing how it makes so many of the important medicines we need as well!
Used to boil the pods to make tea. Have never had such a relaxing, restful sleep in my life. It is indeed VERY addictive. Can't say that I regretted it...but the comedown can be a bit rough.
How many pods do you use to make a cup of tea I've tried it and it doesn't seem to do anything for me
@@tomtroy3792 I used to use ten pods boiled in a lot of water for like 20 minutes or so. And that lasted about three or four days. Was about five or six cups. You can also save them and cook them again sometimes.
Nature gives us best in slot relief and man makes a **** show of it. Sounds about right.
I actually loved how professional and scientific this was.
apart from the massive error of confusing opioids and opiates. the presenter doesn't know any science lol
I'd love for you to talk about Jimson Weed/Datura. I worked in mental health and had a guy on my caseload who consumed so much he had permanent neurological problems.
The colors are so nice on such a deadly plant. It's all in how we choose to use the things we were given
Pfft. Please. Alcohol is much more deadly in the long term than opium or heroin even.
The ancient Mesopotamians worshiped the Poppy Goddess. Kind of makes you wonder what state of mind they were in when they wrote the Bible.
Judging by the bible they had some bad trips too 😅
@@strangelee4400 Actually all the ancient religions consumed mind-altering drugs. From the North Americans with their peace pipes and the South Americans with their peyote buttons, marijuana and coca leaves Etc
I used to love growing these in my garden. They would have the most diverse designs and bright colors.
This shit grew in my backyard
Do one about the orchids that are pollinated by mosquitoes!!!
Shhh.... let us keep any useful function of the mosquito secret! - Society for the Complete Annihilation of Mosquitoes!
If you could do an episode on hemiamphora that would be cool. (yes I know you did an episode on pitcher plants in general, but these are the oldest ones)
I’ve been prescribed opiates before. Took them for a few weeks and absolutely hated every minute of it. They killed my fine motor skills. I’m fascinated by the intense addiction others feel for it.
Are your motor skills permanently affected?
I don't get addicted, I can drink tea, use it once, even days and not want more.
@@kali11123 Just while the high is there
@@coolboy5428it mainly comes down to psychology, I for one avoid opiates like the plague because I have an incredibly addictive personality. and to be fair, poppy seed tea is probably nothing like a prescription opioid
Dear Mz. Amazon, I love your shows! Very informative, fascinating, interesting, and so much fun! I would not know about many of the plants and trees you feature without your show. And….let’s not forget the hilarious out takes at the end. Hysterical! Why don’t all episodes show the outtakes? Will you please create more, more, more of your Floralogic shows? Happy weeding😂
"you can trick any drug test with powdered bleach"
-uncle fester
plants are so freaking neat 🪴
I’m an ex heroin user. Well cocaine too. Speed balls. BUT my Korean landlord growns poppy and makes some really relaxing tea that I like a lot. She makes soap out of lime trees that is the best soap I’ve ever used. Bless her. I was homeless for 10 years and I stopped using in 2016. Doesn’t mean I won’t enjoy some wine now and drink her tea sometimes when my hip gives out. I don’t really get high from it, just slightly relaxing and pain relief. I think shrooms or San Pedro cactus is the way to go. Marijuana too. Helped me get my life together.
Well this tea is the base to make heroin as that´s where morphine comes from to produce heroin. Just so you know i would be careful about this i am just addicted to this and use 20 grams dry a day lol.
It was really great that you did this! A drug series would be really interesting (drugs coming from plants/animals of course).
My choice for next video: The Iboga Tree. I forget if it is the bark or the root of the plant, but it makes Ibogaine, which I used to help get myself off of Fentanyl. Only thing that has ever worked.... It is the most powerful substance I have ever taken!
On the opposite side, there's the white willow.
This plant is beautiful and a blessing if you're not greedy..
This plant is in Cape town too but people don't know about it we just love the colours of the flowers
I'd love to hear about febrifuges - that is, plants that have historically been used in medicine to help treat fever. Hyssop, feverfew, and others - or even maybe the happy marriage of medicinal plants and honey for cough syrup?
Very good video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
I would love to see a video about fungi and it's spores next.
Como siempre digo, interesante programa. Se aprende porque se aprende.
Gracias animalogic.
Nature has blessed us with potent healers...
We all need wisdom to use it for the best...
Ok I've got a question. Poppies are one of my favorite flowers. can you buy seeds that don't have the opium factors?
Are you planting those red ones ( they're the ones you wanna skip,) apparently there's multiple type poppy flowers only the iconic red ones have the stuff you wanna avoid lol
@@groobs I appreciate that knowledge. Thank you
Would be interesting to hear theories about how and why this evolution occurred
Almost certainly as a toxin to deter insects and animals from eating the plant. Ironically, the match with human brain chemistry has assured the plants survival.
No. The most addictive plant in the world is wheat.
You are right bro😂
No. It's peanut butter plants.
Tell me your woke without telling me your woke.
???
Tell us you're a Trumper without telling us you're a trumper.
Kangaroos keep breaking into and hopping around Tasmanian poppy fields to get high.
Police: hey there roo, what's there that in your pouch
Roo: my.joey Sir
Police: is that what you call nowadays
3:15 Literally a Seinfeld episode
This fails to mention the important fact that a lot of heroin/opioid addicts are chronic pain sufferers. It's a beacon of hope when all other treatments have failed. But, as someone with chronic nerve pain, I avoid opioids like the plague. Yes, they're the only pain relievers that work for me, but I KNOW that means I'm at an extremely high risk of addiction. I've heard of a new, equally powerful but non-addictive pain reliever derived from cone snail venom. I'm putting a lot of hope into that medicine. I want my life back.
True. Addiction sucks...but sometimes the original ailment is just as bad, if not worst. Unfortunately.
I don't see that it matters if your addicted if it is giving the pain relief needed, what's the difference between being dependant or addicted if your going to take it regularly? I have major spinal issues and was prescribed an opioid to allow me to continue working for 27yrs.
I've always loved kolache, even though it's supposed to have no medicinal benefits.
Kolache? The sausages in a roll thing? Hang on, I need more information lol
@@Bowie_E Eastern European plaited sweet bread, usually made for Christmas
It's soon Easter and I'm in Hungary. I'm looking forward to my rollcakes (bejgli) filled with ground poppyseeds or ground walnuts.
Hey Floralogic, can you do a vid exploring the Staghorn Fern? I never heard of it before today, and they're so unique looking 😮🌿
Growing up in Puerto Rico a kid in my neighborhood made a tea with Angel's Trumpet - Brugmansia and after ingesting this tea he became sort of a zombie..he has "never recovered"..just wanted to know if this could be true.
Love opium and grow my own poppies in my backyard. It’s simple, don’t violate the most fundamental rule. This is not a consistent use item. I take it once a month at most sometimes go several months without it. If I have pain will take it daily for maybe a week at most but am very careful with how much I take. But I get a lot of amazing therapeutic relaxation from it and make sure it never becomes a monkey on my back. The spirit of the plant has wisdom in it. Addiction is not a substance based issue it’s a sociologically motivated psychology, isolation and past trauma are the true culprits. Let’s not make drugs the bad guys, drugs are awesome!
I think everyone should be able to grow their own I live in chronic pain and have been on morphine for years it’s getting harder and harder to get I have done everything they have recommended to get better the truth is they can’t always fix are bodies do pain medication is all we have to have quality of life life . 2 back surgeries and I still am in severe pain
@@kenseymour5152 yes we are over restricting these very helpful tools over fear and a misdirection of blame. Drugs don’t CAUSE addiction, addiction is a result of trauma and isolation primarily as well as a society that does not teach and train its population to properly address drugs. It’s a sad fact. If you have space, it is legal to grow poppies for “ornamental” purposes and no one can tell you anything. Also, you can buy unwashed poppy seeds and they contain a certain amount of alkaloidal content. You can make a tea or tincture from this but be VERY careful until you get dosage correctly because people have overdosed from this. Just some ideas incase they cut you off or restrict you to the point you are in pain and unable to get what you need. 😉
I always assumed it was a long complicated chemical process to turn the flowers into the medicine.
Special types of poppy and weird distillery beakers etc. now I find out it's just people picking wild poppies and boiling them in cups of tea!
SUGAR AND CIGARETTES THE MOST ADDICTIVE.
No 🤡
Anything can cause an addiction, just have the self control not to do extremes
Mera.pass.hai
Poppies get a bad rap. Its BS!
I got to try some many years ago and it had the most wonderful taste. If you think the color purple would taste like grape? No, this would be another flavor that cannot be tasted anywhere else. Smokey, with an almost sweet black pepper and currants flavor.
We grew some in our garden last year. The flowers are beautiful but they don't last long.
It's almost like they want to control the plant