Laudanum / Tincture of Opium

Has anyone ever seen this for sale on any DNM? It's prescribed for diarrhea. I found out about it when asking about "Milk of the Poppy" from Game of Thrones :). People were saying that it's most likely a reference to Laudanum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laudanum


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[12 Points] box672:

I think you're at least a century too late.


[6 Points] rilksoadvb5piz3r:

"Milk of the Poppy" is actually the opium itself, not the tincture made from it. opium is a milky liquid that is excreted from the shallow cuts that farmers apply to the ripe poppies. it's then collected and dries to a rubbery/gooey consistency. then it can be used as is (usually smoked or made into a tincture) or processed into pharmaceuticals or illicit drugs.

never seen any tincture on the DNM but you can get opium and make your own. wine was traditionally often used as a solvent, so ~10% dried opium by wight in wine is the "original" laudanum as it was used for centuries.


[3 Points] trynakick:

I have a tiny poppy harvest each year (think, 10-15 plants interspersed with the tomatoes and corn) that usually gives me enough to make one or two things of poppy pod tea. I was considering making a few pints of laudanum to sell as a novelty. But I'm too lazy. Maybe I'll make one batch and post the directions.


[1 Points] SethProff:

That'd be sweet


[1 Points] LordPigSnake:

Laudanum is opium and ether tincture.


[1 Points] teddybearortittybar:

I've had opium tincture within the past ten years but I haven't seen it on the DN. It was prescription too (not written for me).


[1 Points] Acidman303:

I make my own Laudanum every year. I find that the opium goes a lot further using it this way than smoking it. I smoke some but most goes into the wine. I grow my own poppies but when they run out I have made my own from dried pods CFO. If you get good pods it's ok but I grow hens and chicks which aren't big yielders but they are the most potent. I have used giganthemums which are the most common brand to buy as dried pods but they are weak so I would add some morphine from crushed pills as well as some codeine linctus to make it a bit stronger.