On Laudanum
Let’s talk about the Historical Production of Laudanum in the 17th–19th Centuries. Laudanum, a poppy sap suspension medicine, was produced by dissolving ground up dried poppy sap (that had first
Vice on Morphine
Hear me now this information is extremely valuable. Knowledge is extremely valuable. The discovery of morphine is a fascinating tale of a young German pharmacist, Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertürner, whose
The Prescriptionist
From Prohibition to Prescription. In the beginning, there was the Prohibitionist. He was the moral crusader of the temperance movement in the 19th and early 20th centuries. They are figure
The Legend
There was once a man who drove hundreds of thousands of miles through Texas spreading poppy Seeds. He didn’t care where they landed and he never turned around to go
On Poppy Tea
The Origin of Poppy Tea Long before the rise of empires, in the fertile cradle of civilization the ancient Sumerians cultivated a plant they called “Hul Gil”, meaning “Joy Plant.”