by Gillian Kelly on Aug 3rd, 2016 - 1650 Views
The opium poppy has been used for pain relief for hundreds of years. Opium is produced by the milky fluid that seeps from the unripe poppy seed when it is scraped off and air dried. The seedpod is cut with a blade which enables the gum to ooze out. The gum is harvested with a curved spatula and then...