sonic said:One step you could take is to evaporate the tea and make it highly concentrated so you can get it down in a few sips. You'd lose some this way, but if you can't handle the taste, you can make pod putty, put it in gel caps and not even taste it.
dezyna said:Anyone know what this dried black stuff is? Is it some sort of mold? Outside of pod looked just fine.
RoxiPoppyGirl said:ORANGE JUICE and APPLE JUICE are the only two things i can tolerate with pod tea or pod grounds. My 3rd choice would be Hawaiian punch] or any sort of punch. But the punch makes it taste like Hydrocodone cough syrup lol. I'm serious! Although, back when i loved Hydrocodone, I LOVED taste of hydro cough syrup because i knew it was going to make me high. But, now i hate hydrocodone in any form because i developed an allergy to it. Boy, i used to love me some Hydrocodone cough syrup, otherwise known as Hycodan. I never tried Tussinex, does it taste the same? TussX is the 10mg right? Hycodan is the 5mg? Ok, i am digressing here... sorry... Back to the topic on hand.
The reason i like Apple juice the most is because apple juice is very sweet and it covers that fowl sawdust taste. But, the reason i like orange juice is because the flavor is so strong (the orange flavor) i can actually chug it down and all i taste is the orange, unless i stop than I'll taste nastiness. I have to keep chugin' and swallowing... and all i taste is orange. Actually i may even like the orange juice route better because i can drink it a lot faster and get it over with.
With apple juice i can't chug and swallow, i have to drink it sowly and in between sips I'm sure i make the most ugliest face while shaking my head in pure distaste. But, the apple flavor really sweetens it good.
Now for Poppy seed tea (the above was for pod tea/pod gronds) i only put lemon in it. Strangely Poppy seed tea doesn't taste bad to me at all, i just chug and swallow with no problems-- i add no flavoring but real lemon juice and it's just a spoonful of it but i can drink it alone as well.
Oh and actually Pod tea i can drink with nothing in it. The apple juice and orange juice i only use for drinking pod grounds. I Forgot to clarify that above.
RPG
Lady Codone said:I've been drinking pod tea on and off for the past few days and absolutely love it except for one thing: it makes my eyes swell up. They get red, gooey, and so cloudy I can't see out of them. Then the next day, the lids are so swollen it's ridiculous. I've heard of the histamine thing, but I don't itch at ALL from any opiates, which is weird.
I can't really take antihistamines before the tea, as they make me go directly to sleep. I do take Claritin-D beforehand and have been taking benadryl at night...any suggestions?
The stems are substantially weaker than the pods. The crowns on the other hand can be suprisingly potent, I would certainly put them to use. I always save the crowns so if I run out of pods, I have a safety.El Patron said:Hey guys Ive been enjoying pod tea for a while now. But tonight I have no pods but a ton of leftover stems and crowns? About how much material do I need to get the same effect as say...4 to 6 one inch diameter pods?? In other words, just how much weaker are the stems and crowns?
mindtools said:I've read whole thread...
Ok, at first:
How much seeds should I use? 500-700g would be alright? I have no tolerance nor have I ever felt anything even mild-strong from codeine (used it about 7 times in doses 150-400mg).
Ok, now the "extraction" method:
I've read about these 3:
1.
a) Heat up 2 liters of water - what temperature would be optimal?
b) add the seeds
c) add lemon - how many lemons do you recommend to use?
d) stir for 3 minutes
c) leave and stir from time to time - how long should I wait?
d) separate the seeds from the solution with t-shirt
2.
Differs with using a bottle and shaking it instead of stirring - I think there's not much difference compared to the method above
For how long should I shake or/and leave it before separating seeds and the rest?
3.
Differs with using cold water and leaving the whole thing for 24 hours
Which one to use?
And other stuff:
I'll use grapefruit juice, 1 liter the day before, and 1 at the 0 day
Can I use both diphenhydramine and DXM?
In what quantities?
To avoid this question:
In Poland possession of pods is (AFAIK) illegal, and the poppy that grows wild is probably low on morphine
Thx for all constructive replies
pzdr