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  • @icyj99
    @icyj99 Před rokem +3395

    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.

    • @alsaunders7805
      @alsaunders7805 Před rokem +209

      I wish I could give your comment more likes! 😢🤓🍻
      You actually got closer to the root of the problem than anyone else.

    • @ooooneeee
      @ooooneeee Před rokem +1

      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.

    • @omgsplace
      @omgsplace Před rokem +74

      Keep liking this comment, folks!!!

    • @oakinwol
      @oakinwol Před rokem +151

      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

    • @louispapaceit5612
      @louispapaceit5612 Před rokem +164

      Synthetic opioids are also more helpful than dangerous when administered properly…

  • @j_h_o
    @j_h_o Před rokem +2192

    I always thought it was funny when Dorothy "fell asleep" in the field of poppies but then was rejuvenated by a bit of "snow"

    • @mewmew6158
      @mewmew6158 Před rokem +53

      Lol

    • @samhaines8228
      @samhaines8228 Před rokem +30

      True enough

    • @SameAsAnyOtherStranger
      @SameAsAnyOtherStranger Před rokem +26

      Yeah. And if you think New York City is someplace you would like to visit but wouldn't want to live...

    • @AutumnF
      @AutumnF Před rokem +218

      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.

    • @sicktodeath0_0
      @sicktodeath0_0 Před rokem +94

      ​@@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.
      ✌️❤️

  • @jz94117
    @jz94117 Před 9 měsíci +106

    This is safer than fentanyl.

    • @longlivebytor
      @longlivebytor Před 25 dny +1

      In the hands of the general public, absolutely.

    • @franko8572
      @franko8572 Před 13 dny +1

      That’s not really saying anything at all.

    • @MsPedross
      @MsPedross Před 11 dny

      Is opium safer than heroin?

    • @pirax4205
      @pirax4205 Před 9 dny

      Yes, low doses or Natural kratom is always safer anyway ​@@MsPedross

    • @dmtwizard
      @dmtwizard Před 8 dny

      @@MsPedrossDepends. Acetylmorphine crosses the BBB much faster with greater potency than regular morphine.

  • @mybachhertzbaud3074
    @mybachhertzbaud3074 Před rokem +124

    In the U.S. In my observations, the potato has been the most addicting plant. Especially fried and covered in salt.😜

  • @ProjectPhysX
    @ProjectPhysX Před rokem +920

    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.

    • @YuubiTimberwolf
      @YuubiTimberwolf Před rokem +54

      Can confirm as a fellow german, he had them in our garden to have the seeds on hand for bread.

    • @leogama3422
      @leogama3422 Před rokem +7

      I thought it was also illegal to grow these...

    • @ProjectPhysX
      @ProjectPhysX Před rokem +100

      @@leogama3422 they grow naturally everywhere in the wild.

    • @MuppetsSh0w
      @MuppetsSh0w Před rokem +72

      @@ProjectPhysX You can get high only on special variety which is very rare in the wild. Don't ask how i know.

    • @Glorlyg
      @Glorlyg Před rokem

      @@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.

  • @DanGamingFan2846
    @DanGamingFan2846 Před rokem +781

    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.

    • @waterbullstudios9195
      @waterbullstudios9195 Před rokem +66

      Too much of anything can be bad for you.

    • @garnetbird7557
      @garnetbird7557 Před rokem +11

      You can say that again.

    • @madamsamoyed5732
      @madamsamoyed5732 Před rokem +13

      It's unfortune that opioid abuse is such a common problem.

    • @KratomFlavoredAdidas
      @KratomFlavoredAdidas Před rokem +30

      @@madamsamoyed5732 It's not. Heroin and Fentanyl abuse is. Opium is a safe alternative that almost no one has used for 100 years.

    • @madamsamoyed5732
      @madamsamoyed5732 Před rokem +3

      @@KratomFlavoredAdidas Right, I meant to say "opioid". I've corrected it. Thank you.

  • @JonLettsGuitars
    @JonLettsGuitars Před 27 dny +6

    The only addiction is the humans wish to escape. Not the drug itself.

  • @isaakpenunuri3242
    @isaakpenunuri3242 Před 9 měsíci +3

    I think tobacco should own this title

  • @Sarappreciates
    @Sarappreciates Před rokem +97

    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!

    • @Bowie_E
      @Bowie_E Před rokem +9

      I really appreciate this comment, wow! And I hope you have a blissful existence wherever you may be 🤗

    • @bigsanrio
      @bigsanrio Před rokem +2

      Have you tried fentanyl?

    • @TheRach995
      @TheRach995 Před rokem +8

      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.

    • @alsaunders7805
      @alsaunders7805 Před rokem +7

      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. 😢🤔🤓🍻

    • @SAOS451316
      @SAOS451316 Před rokem +7

      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.

  • @rainpooper7088
    @rainpooper7088 Před rokem +252

    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.

    • @williamcozart8158
      @williamcozart8158 Před rokem +133

      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.

    • @stoundingresults
      @stoundingresults Před rokem +21

      Damn thieves, must of been dude looking for a bouquet of flowers for their girlfriend

    • @sadhu7191
      @sadhu7191 Před rokem +21

      Percs prob to expensive for her chronic pain at cvs

    • @mikemcdermott1026
      @mikemcdermott1026 Před 10 měsíci +9

      ​@sadhu7191 if you could get them to fill your prescription

    • @tom4208
      @tom4208 Před 10 měsíci +25

      @@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.

  • @ChoySekMunSimon
    @ChoySekMunSimon Před rokem +61

    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.

    • @phillipellison4758
      @phillipellison4758 Před rokem

      Simon says.... And he is correct.

    • @danielt9656
      @danielt9656 Před 7 měsíci +4

      Blue poppy seeds are also highly sought after by me, to make opium tea 😊😊

    • @michaelgillespie1206
      @michaelgillespie1206 Před 3 měsíci +2

      The poppy seeds from the grocery store are opium poppy seeds. Plant them in the fall.

  • @user-hv6xb4qp9d
    @user-hv6xb4qp9d Před 2 měsíci +31

    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.

    • @AnthonyLars
      @AnthonyLars Před 2 měsíci +7

      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?

    • @MilitaryBase-wt8jr
      @MilitaryBase-wt8jr Před 2 měsíci +6

      ​@@AnthonyLarsYes Dr.jeffshroom

    • @Tina-hb7ec
      @Tina-hb7ec Před 2 měsíci +3

      ​@@BrieflyCarmel-vw1znI've been looking to try shrooms, anyone knows where can I acquire some? and if he's on IG?

    • @WooodTh
      @WooodTh Před 2 měsíci +2

      ​@@Tina-hb7ecYes he's Dr.jeffshroom,💯

    • @AmadaBlack
      @AmadaBlack Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@WooodThCan Dr.jeffshroom send to me in Tx??

  • @Sum_Ting_Wong
    @Sum_Ting_Wong Před rokem +161

    They grow here everywhere in my field in Pakistan. We make a natural painkiller from the dried latex called "afeem". It's basically opium.

    • @mewmew6158
      @mewmew6158 Před rokem +1

      So interesting!

    • @zaphenath6756
      @zaphenath6756 Před rokem +7

      are there issues with people getting hooked on afeem?

    • @Sum_Ting_Wong
      @Sum_Ting_Wong Před rokem +26

      @@zaphenath6756 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.

    • @Bettinasisrg
      @Bettinasisrg Před rokem +3

      I would absolutely love some dried pods! They're so beautiful and hard to get anymore. I have heard of the beauty of Pakistan.

    • @gracedara8183
      @gracedara8183 Před rokem +1

      Lao people call it "feem or feen".

  • @JosephsDesign
    @JosephsDesign Před rokem +260

    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.

    • @notilluminati1295
      @notilluminati1295 Před rokem +6

      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.

    • @recklessroges
      @recklessroges Před rokem +8

      Rhubarb being related to buckweat is the sort of delightful surprise that makes plants infinitely facinating for me. Thank you Joseph.

    • @nunyabiznes33
      @nunyabiznes33 Před rokem +2

      Would they grow in tropical areas?

    • @TheExplosiveGuy
      @TheExplosiveGuy Před rokem +5

      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.

    • @GraveFable25
      @GraveFable25 Před rokem +4

      @@nunyabiznes33 Probably? They grow like weeds in damp, shaded areas with rich soil.

  • @antharon1
    @antharon1 Před 11 měsíci +17

    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...

  • @Native2Earth
    @Native2Earth Před 8 měsíci +12

    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

    • @FLORIDAMANIAM-he2lz
      @FLORIDAMANIAM-he2lz Před 5 měsíci

      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.

    • @FLORIDAMANIAM-he2lz
      @FLORIDAMANIAM-he2lz Před 5 měsíci +2

      Infact most test dont acknowledge a positve drug result under a certain ppm inorder to prevent false incriminations

    • @pagandeva2000
      @pagandeva2000 Před 2 měsíci +1

      High five 🙌 to your grandmother!

  • @Fakku.O
    @Fakku.O Před rokem +101

    What about a little overview of Datura aka Moonflower. I think it has quite a rich history to talk about.

    • @teteteteta2548
      @teteteteta2548 Před rokem +17

      The fact people still try to eat them is insane. Like it’s a damn delirant

    • @williamcozart8158
      @williamcozart8158 Před rokem +13

      Datura trip reports are entertaining to read.

    • @zachsh
      @zachsh Před rokem +18

      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

    • @jordanbabcock9349
      @jordanbabcock9349 Před rokem +5

      One time. Never again. Not recommended. -10/10

    • @pradap2298
      @pradap2298 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@zachsh really I ate some seeds 20 but didn't have any issues

  • @mg4361
    @mg4361 Před rokem +155

    It would be awesome if you could go through all the psychoactive plants - coca plant, tobacco, khat, ephedra, hemp...

    • @PlantsAndInsects
      @PlantsAndInsects Před rokem +9

      Iboga, cacti, poisonous frogs, etc

    • @alsaunders7805
      @alsaunders7805 Před rokem +14

      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. 😢🤓🍻

    • @fiberpoet6250
      @fiberpoet6250 Před rokem +3

      Yassss I would love this

    • @iconofsin1043
      @iconofsin1043 Před rokem +4

      San Pedro, Payote

    • @williamcozart8158
      @williamcozart8158 Před rokem +6

      @@PlantsAndInsects frogs aren't plants tho

  • @cinthyacontreras5889
    @cinthyacontreras5889 Před rokem +17

    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.

  • @js66613
    @js66613 Před rokem +35

    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.

    • @outlaw615
      @outlaw615 Před 3 dny

      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😂

  • @metaforcesaber
    @metaforcesaber Před rokem +59

    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.

    • @JMurph2015
      @JMurph2015 Před rokem +5

      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.

    • @NoUser376
      @NoUser376 Před rokem

      Completely Wrong.
      Opioid: Drug that works on the opioid receptors.
      Opiate: Opioid that is made of poppy.

    • @virtual-adam
      @virtual-adam Před 11 měsíci +4

      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.

    • @swissmilitischristilxxii3691
      @swissmilitischristilxxii3691 Před 9 měsíci

      Opioids and opiate operate on the same receptors.

    • @nojuanatall3281
      @nojuanatall3281 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Some opioids are only partial agnosts, so there's another distinction to consider

  • @RobinMarks1313
    @RobinMarks1313 Před rokem +128

    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
      @i_am_aladeen Před rokem +28

      Congrats on being strong enough!

    • @fuccyahhat1229
      @fuccyahhat1229 Před rokem +6

      Sooo true! Surround yourself with caring people is the first step imo

    • @RobinMarks1313
      @RobinMarks1313 Před rokem +35

      @@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.

    • @YuubiTimberwolf
      @YuubiTimberwolf Před rokem +18

      @@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

    • @fiberpoet6250
      @fiberpoet6250 Před rokem +6

      @@RobinMarks1313
      Yes warring against yourself will never heal you.. we have to learn to love our darkness and guide it to safer avenues

  • @Haplo-san
    @Haplo-san Před rokem +15

    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.

    • @chriswaters2327
      @chriswaters2327 Před 11 měsíci

      Do you just soak the turkey in hot water to make the tea?

  • @maggie937
    @maggie937 Před 5 měsíci +5

    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

  • @CaptainXJ
    @CaptainXJ Před rokem +14

    Shame we still have a "war on drugs" in modern times.

  • @boorisz
    @boorisz Před 5 měsíci +5

    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.

  • @joshuabaughn3734
    @joshuabaughn3734 Před 11 měsíci +6

    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.

  • @mackea1
    @mackea1 Před rokem +14

    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

  • @mistaowickkuh6249
    @mistaowickkuh6249 Před rokem +9

    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.

  • @mirrorocean
    @mirrorocean Před rokem +7

    So glad you did a video on this! These flowers are so fascinating in the wild effects they can have on us.

  • @lotfibouhedjeur
    @lotfibouhedjeur Před rokem +14

    I grew up loving this flower. Nothing screams "SPRING!" like a field of red poppies.

  • @SongJLikes
    @SongJLikes Před 9 měsíci +3

    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.

  • @noahway13
    @noahway13 Před rokem +28

    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%

    • @SAOS451316
      @SAOS451316 Před rokem +5

      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
      @joeschmoe21 Před rokem +1

      Do they use it in surgery? I thought they make you unconscious, so no pain killer is needed.

    • @yamadkiddo8028
      @yamadkiddo8028 Před 5 dny

      @@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

  • @samhaines8228
    @samhaines8228 Před rokem +27

    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?

  • @stephanieaya3992
    @stephanieaya3992 Před rokem +24

    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.

  • @Aztesticals
    @Aztesticals Před rokem +80

    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

    • @Nick-lh7wi
      @Nick-lh7wi Před rokem +4

      Absolutely fascinating!

    • @user-zz7cy1gc6v
      @user-zz7cy1gc6v Před rokem

      the irony of siggs being legal everywhere 😔

    • @joeschmoe21
      @joeschmoe21 Před rokem +2

      What is Maoi ?

    • @indrrgill2742
      @indrrgill2742 Před rokem

      I eat tabacoo and it's very addictive

    • @CriticalThinker27
      @CriticalThinker27 Před rokem +6

      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.

  • @Chris-ch5nb
    @Chris-ch5nb Před rokem +3

    “Delicious, decorative, and dangerous..”
    She forgot “delightful!”

  • @maxgauthier2384
    @maxgauthier2384 Před rokem +51

    Love your work, and how it’s communicated to the audience.
    Keep it up.

  • @stephenbrand5661
    @stephenbrand5661 Před rokem +16

    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.

  • @nickweb500
    @nickweb500 Před rokem +27

    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!

    • @joeschmoe21
      @joeschmoe21 Před rokem

      There is already a video on Manchineel. Was fascinating.

  • @utkua
    @utkua Před rokem +28

    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
      @user-vk7cp1op9p Před 5 měsíci +2

      Well said, and useful to understanding.

    • @nicolasolton
      @nicolasolton Před 13 dny

      Nixon came down hard on Turkiye in the early 70's because it was the origin point for Marseille (French connxion) heroin.

  • @ChasingDragons420
    @ChasingDragons420 Před rokem +85

    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.

    • @coolboy5428
      @coolboy5428 Před rokem +14

      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.

    • @indrrgill2742
      @indrrgill2742 Před rokem +9

      Just cook black tar and eat its simple

    • @stevenewton7787
      @stevenewton7787 Před 11 měsíci

      Just buy some heroin then it's dirt cheap in the EU and easier than messing about with docs

    • @tatkinsful
      @tatkinsful Před 11 měsíci +5

      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 .

    • @coolboy5428
      @coolboy5428 Před 11 měsíci +7

      @@tatkinsful It is just a flower bro, buy some. I can send you some if you want.

  • @Darknimbus3
    @Darknimbus3 Před rokem +19

    Have you ever thought about covering the chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao?
    Just a thought-suggestion

  • @djohnsto2
    @djohnsto2 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Regular users can live a reasonably long life as long as they avoid overdose. Most of the harm arises due to its illegality.

    • @caseycameron5370
      @caseycameron5370 Před 9 měsíci +1

      110% correct I'm on the bupe program and it's much worse for me health wise than pure heroin

  • @ct6852
    @ct6852 Před 9 měsíci +3

    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
      @tomtroy3792 Před 4 měsíci

      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

    • @ct6852
      @ct6852 Před 4 měsíci

      @@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.

  • @thehairywoodsman5644
    @thehairywoodsman5644 Před rokem +45

    don't panic, it's organic !!!!

  • @haddythegamer
    @haddythegamer Před 11 měsíci +4

    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!

  • @nathanandsugar5252
    @nathanandsugar5252 Před rokem +22

    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.

  • @Itsme-ik1fs
    @Itsme-ik1fs Před rokem +7

    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! 🤣

  • @andrewweaver2517
    @andrewweaver2517 Před rokem +10

    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.

  • @lucindawilliams180
    @lucindawilliams180 Před 9 měsíci +1

    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😂

  • @K1lostream
    @K1lostream Před rokem +5

    Animalogic alliterations about addictive anaesthetics are admirably assembled and annunciated astonishingly adeptly.

  • @xenogryph7169
    @xenogryph7169 Před 6 měsíci +3

    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.

  • @rodrigocortez4092
    @rodrigocortez4092 Před rokem +3

    Very good video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
    I would love to see a video about fungi and it's spores next.

  • @johnwright291
    @johnwright291 Před 8 měsíci +1

    These grow in abundance where I live in the seattle, Tacoma area. When you lacerate the seed pods you have to be very careful to not cut to deep into the pod or all the latex will drain into the center of the pod and be impossible to get to. Its true. You definitely can get a dirty UA after eating poppy seeds.

  • @liamdrinkswater5334
    @liamdrinkswater5334 Před rokem +5

    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?

    • @bubblezovlove7213
      @bubblezovlove7213 Před 5 měsíci

      Any substance that contains a kind of drug will cross the blood brain boundary and thus get eventually filtered by liver or kidney....

  • @demonsorrows
    @demonsorrows Před rokem +7

    You seem like someone fun to have a drink and watch science documentaries with. Much love. Thanks for the video.

    • @ElektrOpium
      @ElektrOpium Před rokem

      That "drink" is technically more toxic on your brain & body than opium or heroin even.

    • @demonsorrows
      @demonsorrows Před rokem

      @@ElektrOpium I rarely drink so it's not an issue. I don't do drunk. A light buzz is as far as I go.

  • @edi9892
    @edi9892 Před rokem +8

    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)

    • @Loostyc
      @Loostyc Před rokem +1

      Also in the Czech Republic. Very common

    • @bc3f4a
      @bc3f4a Před rokem +1

      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.

    • @swissmilitischristilxxii3691
      @swissmilitischristilxxii3691 Před 9 měsíci

      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.

    • @edi9892
      @edi9892 Před 9 měsíci

      @@swissmilitischristilxxii3691 It's still a plant you can't grow in your garden. At least that's what I've been told.

  • @_Chessa_
    @_Chessa_ Před rokem +2

    The coffee plants right now at your title
    👁️👄👁️

  • @esmeraldagomezf6620
    @esmeraldagomezf6620 Před 9 měsíci

    Such a powerful flower is mindblowing

  • @Paladiea
    @Paladiea Před rokem +7

    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)

  • @JessmanChicken86
    @JessmanChicken86 Před rokem +3

    plants are so freaking neat 🪴

  • @user-ob3qu2yv2q
    @user-ob3qu2yv2q Před 4 měsíci +1

    As a chronic pain sufferer this is my most favourite plant

  • @Nutbelly123
    @Nutbelly123 Před 11 měsíci

    I love your house plants back ground ! I'm studying everything plants to make my own video and help my son write essay in college. Fascinating history I'm digging into ! Digging it ha!

  • @goodwifeweaver
    @goodwifeweaver Před rokem +4

    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.

  • @Beryllahawk
    @Beryllahawk Před rokem +5

    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?

  • @ZChiller666
    @ZChiller666 Před rokem +2

    Im truly obsessed with these videos and I hope to watch one every day of my lifee

  • @breaking963
    @breaking963 Před rokem +1

    Glad to see you back!

  • @adameichler
    @adameichler Před rokem +3

    It's great that Tasha is finally properly lighted and doesn't look like an orange :)

  • @wokeness420
    @wokeness420 Před rokem +3

    We were harvesting poppy plants before we were human beings. It is the plant of the Gods.

  • @michaelmcgourty9535
    @michaelmcgourty9535 Před rokem +1

    I love this! I always learn something on this channel!

  • @Jm649
    @Jm649 Před rokem +3

    Hey Floralogic, can you do a vid exploring the Staghorn Fern? I never heard of it before today, and they're so unique looking 😮🌿

  • @evanthibodeaux5172
    @evanthibodeaux5172 Před rokem +7

    The colors are so nice on such a deadly plant. It's all in how we choose to use the things we were given

    • @ElektrOpium
      @ElektrOpium Před rokem +6

      Pfft. Please. Alcohol is much more deadly in the long term than opium or heroin even.

  • @oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368

    They're the basis of opiate drugs, not opioid drugs.
    Small distinction, but its in how your brain processes them.

  • @drbichat5229
    @drbichat5229 Před 2 měsíci

    Amapolas are delicate and beautiful flowers. Had them in my mother’s garden growing up

  • @ant-1382
    @ant-1382 Před 14 dny

    And it's amazing how many sweet little old ladies have no idea these are growing in their flower gardens.

  • @gardenlifelove9815
    @gardenlifelove9815 Před rokem +3

    Humans should never have extracted and concentrated milk of the poppy, that was where we went really wrong. Natural plant poppy milk is qay less addictive and more usable than anything today.. it's such a low dose but also full Boyd high helps better with all of the plants oils being in the milk and not just morphine.

  • @luzmarinavillafane8779
    @luzmarinavillafane8779 Před rokem +5

    Como siempre digo, interesante programa. Se aprende porque se aprende.
    Gracias animalogic.

  • @richardvaldes3959
    @richardvaldes3959 Před rokem +1

    15 years of addiction from a broken bone in my hand when I was in college. Your telling me. 7 years clean

  • @cxrnfxw
    @cxrnfxw Před 6 měsíci +2

    The carti influence is outrageous

  • @orzelgryf
    @orzelgryf Před rokem +3

    Can we talk about wild cabbage. Because I am fascinated by the fact, that cauliflower and kale are the same plant

  • @victoriaeads6126
    @victoriaeads6126 Před rokem +6

    Do one about the orchids that are pollinated by mosquitoes!!!

    • @joeschmoe21
      @joeschmoe21 Před rokem

      Shhh.... let us keep any useful function of the mosquito secret! - Society for the Complete Annihilation of Mosquitoes!

  • @Shootskas
    @Shootskas Před 9 měsíci

    1:10 "People have been purposefully planting poppies." That's a tongue twister if I ever heard one.

  • @keithsargent6963
    @keithsargent6963 Před 5 měsíci

    This goes back a few thousand years.

  • @pokerynia
    @pokerynia Před rokem +9

    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.

    • @kali11123
      @kali11123 Před rokem +1

      Are your motor skills permanently affected?

    • @coolboy5428
      @coolboy5428 Před rokem +1

      I don't get addicted, I can drink tea, use it once, even days and not want more.

    • @coolboy5428
      @coolboy5428 Před rokem +1

      @@kali11123 Just while the high is there

    • @phelan8385
      @phelan8385 Před měsícem

      ​@@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

  • @PlantsAndInsects
    @PlantsAndInsects Před rokem +9

    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!

    • @Chaos89P
      @Chaos89P Před rokem

      On the opposite side, there's the white willow.

  • @blessedbeauty2293
    @blessedbeauty2293 Před rokem +1

    - I always thought it was from the seed, not the latex wow. That's amazing. Thanks for sharing. I love poppy seeds

  • @mvsmvs8428
    @mvsmvs8428 Před 8 měsíci

    got some just about to flower now lol can't wait

  • @AndyFromBeaverton
    @AndyFromBeaverton Před rokem +4

    I've always loved kolache, even though it's supposed to have no medicinal benefits.

    • @Bowie_E
      @Bowie_E Před rokem

      Kolache? The sausages in a roll thing? Hang on, I need more information lol

    • @wayfaringspacepoet
      @wayfaringspacepoet Před rokem

      @@Bowie_E Eastern European plaited sweet bread, usually made for Christmas

    • @tempestsonata1102
      @tempestsonata1102 Před rokem

      It's soon Easter and I'm in Hungary. I'm looking forward to my rollcakes (bejgli) filled with ground poppyseeds or ground walnuts.

  • @bobthebuilder9553
    @bobthebuilder9553 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Poppies get a bad rap. Its BS!

  • @prettypic444
    @prettypic444 Před rokem +2

    In California, Poppies are our state flowers

  • @Andulvar
    @Andulvar Před 9 měsíci

    Odd that you didn't mention that it's referred to as "chasing the dragon"

  • @jkinman
    @jkinman Před rokem +3

    Would be interesting to hear theories about how and why this evolution occurred

    • @nicolasolton
      @nicolasolton Před 13 dny

      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.

  • @katharinasei.1807
    @katharinasei.1807 Před rokem +3

    Is there already something about Aconitum or Digitalis purpurea? Both of them are highly toxic and at least Digitalis is used for medicine. (Aconitum seems to have some interresting stories.)

  • @jeannietimberger2556
    @jeannietimberger2556 Před rokem +2

    This plant is beautiful and a blessing if you're not greedy..

  • @adams6412
    @adams6412 Před 7 měsíci +1

    "you can trick any drug test with powdered bleach"
    -uncle fester

  • @kalliou6up
    @kalliou6up Před 10 měsíci +4

    I was looking for carti

  • @ProffesionalZombie12
    @ProffesionalZombie12 Před rokem +6

    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.

    • @yeahokbuddy2510
      @yeahokbuddy2510 Před rokem +4

      Everything is addictive, it’s just the negative personal side affects that really matter.

    • @ct6852
      @ct6852 Před 9 měsíci +2

      True. Addiction sucks...but sometimes the original ailment is just as bad, if not worst. Unfortunately.

    • @tonytubini6399
      @tonytubini6399 Před měsícem +1

      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.

  • @tapejara1507
    @tapejara1507 Před 5 měsíci

    We used to buy the decorative dried capsules and boil a tea.

  • @devakikaren
    @devakikaren Před měsícem

    The wildflower called Florida lettuce has a white sap inside the stem that is subtly mood improving. I was profoundly depressed when my mate died. I used to take a sip or two from this wild plant that grows on my farm here in Louisiana. I was feeling so low at that time that I looked upon this plant as a medicine and far more effective than any of those anti-depressants that I never take. Florida lettuce is very pretty. A tall plant with lovely little lilac-colored flowers blooming along the stem. Did not know of the sap until a swamper told me about it.