aattocchi
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Some one I know is going to attempt to extract Morphine base from poppy seeds. No telling what he will really end up with. He is starting by soaking the crushed seeds in Everclear/95%Alc. for 5 days. Then, he will filter the Alcohol and let it evaporate. He will be repeating this process again, and then he will set the seeds out to dry for later use. The filtered liquid will be evaporated in a dish to leave behind a residue. He said when the seeds dry he will take a glass pot and heat some water to 150 F and add some lemon juice to lower PH levels to 6 or 5. He will then add the seeds from before and let soak in 150 F for 2 hours. After 2 hours he will filter the water and discard the seeds. He will take the water and add the residue from the seed extract and heat at 150 F until fully dissolved. He will then add pickling lime to the solution and filter, saving the liquid and discarding the goo or whatever may be in the filter. Now, If poppy seeds contain any Morphine base when he does the final step and adds some diluted ammonia to the mixture a precipitate should form. That will be Morphine base, he will let the liquid cool to room temperature and filter out the Morphine base. I will keep you all informed on his endeavor!
He read a site that sparked his interest called poppyseedtea, I think. Some kid drank poppy seed tea and died from Morphine overdose. It was in the coroner report.
He read a site that sparked his interest called poppyseedtea, I think. Some kid drank poppy seed tea and died from Morphine overdose. It was in the coroner report.