Opium for the Masses: Harvesting Nature's Best Pain Medication

Learn to use poppy-head tea as a mild sedative and a remedy for headaches, muscle pain, cough, and diarrhea with this practical guide to growing and using poppies and other botanical wonders. Opium poppies, which grow wild in many states and are available at craft and hobby stores and nurseries can also be made into a drinkable tea to supplement the medicine chest. This history and how-to guide with recipes is valuable and informative to anyone interested in botanical medicine.