An animal? It's an old name for opium and in GoT it is the equivalent of opium in that world — slebetman. They have to grow up into dogs bitches first. Show 1 more comment. Active Oldest Votes. Milk of the Poppy is pretty much exactly what it says: it is a white liquid which is extracted from poppy flowers by cutting into the un-ripe pods before they blossom: Source: KGM [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Note that this is not a Game of Thrones invention.
In GoT it is used in mostly the same way that it is used in our world: as a painkiller as an anesthetic as a recreational drug We can only guess why GRRM used the term "milk of the poppy", but I can think of a couple of reasons: the normal English term "latex" may be misleading it sounds more "fantastical". Improve this answer. Robyn 2 2 silver badges 6 6 bronze badges. Did not know that! Thanks for the epiphany that English "sap" and German "Saft" and more obviously Dutch "sap" probably have the same etymology.
In BrE common usage, "latex" almost exclusively refers to a particular form of natural rubber, which is harvested by "milking" rubber trees but I don't know how many people know that part.
RogerLipscombe I think that the use of the term latex for the natural rubber of the rubber tree is almost universal in normal language. RogerLipscombe: Indeed; the same is true in AmE.
TK TK 5, 3 3 gold badges 21 21 silver badges 46 46 bronze badges. Add a comment. Game of Thrones Wiki explains it pretty well: Milk of the poppy is a powerful medicine, drunk as a liquid, which is used as both a painkiller and an anesthetic. CJ Dennis 4 4 silver badges 12 12 bronze badges. Ankit Sharma Ankit Sharma k 85 85 gold badges silver badges bronze badges.
While I haven't heard the phrase "milk of the poppy" anywhere outside of Game of Thrones, in the real world poppies are used in the production of opium historically and related drugs more recently. Note that in several Germanic languages, the white liquid produced by the poppy pod called "latex" in English is actually called "milk juice" "Milchsaft" in German, "melksap" in Dutch.
TimothyAWiseman There are large poppy fields in Afghanistan, the poppy milk is elsewhere? Improve this question. Milk of the poppy is literally intended to be an opium-based drug. It affects memory, lucidity, is fatal if dosed incorrectly and is highly addictive; gameofthrones.
Because real men like to suffer! Because drugs are bad, mmmmkay. Dangit, why'd you have to ask this? Now I have a craving for some milk of the poppy all of a sudden If anyone doesn't want their share of opium, I'll be glad to take it off your hands. Show 2 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Torisuda Torisuda 1, 3 3 gold badges 17 17 silver badges 24 24 bronze badges. The reason is because the medicine is highly addictive.
They did remove some instances of poppy from the series, but only because they were in the narrative. In the show AND the book Jaime doesn't want it because the drug is highly addictive. Parrotmaster That is incorrect. In the book ASOS Jaime does not want milk of the poppy because he is afraid that Qyburn will cut off his arm if he falls asleep. There is nothing in the book that says Jaime is afraid of addiction, or even any mention that milk of the poppy is addictive.
TLP It's an opiate. JonHanna Well, you are talking about something completely different, so if you read the comments above, things will perhaps become more clear. Its not in the books that poppy is addictive. They have tobacco in Lord of the Rings , but just because someone there does not want to smoke does not mean they are afraid of lung cancer.
I vaguely remember the books implying in some way that milk of the poppy was addictive, but I don't remember anyone ever refusing it for that reason. There was the time with Jaime that TLP mentions, and the incident I was thinking of, when Robert refused it after he was gored by the boar because he needed to dictate his will to Ned.
In general, I don't think Westerosi culture would look at addiction in the same light as ours does; look at their attitudes towards alcohol, for instance. Show 3 more comments. Martin novels and televised adaptation of Game of Thrones.
Production of Raw Opium Just before reaching maturity, the poppy plant produces a flower. And like any opiate-based pain-reliever, " milk of the poppy " has several side-effects based on its use including dependence, memory-loss, and potentially lethal overdose.
It makes sense only people down on their luck, with little left to lose, would accept it and its consequences long-term. People who valued mental clarity, if they were familiar with the side effects, would likely not risk any potential benefit seeing how many people fell to its many side-effects.
Opiate-based pain relievers came in a number of varieties on Earth including heroin, morphine, tinctures of opium and Laudanum. Considering such pain relievers were over various periods used to treat a variety of illnesses. Community Bot 1. Thaddeus Howze Thaddeus Howze k 22 22 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. While the information is very good, I think it's worth pointing out that the refusal is often situational. For example, the person refusing the milk of the poppy is doing so because they don't want to calm down at that moment.
In other words, the refusal doesn't have to do with the milk of the poppy itself - rather, it's a dramatic statement that they don't want anything to soothe their pain or anger. I think "Milk of the Poppy" is actually Laudanum rather than Heroin, since the former is often taken orally while the latter is more often taken as an injection. SystemDown: I agree that laudanum seems more likely than heroin, both for the reason that you give and because heroin is a very recent invention in real life, and would IMHO be out of place in A Song of Ice and Fire.
I think Thaddeus may be confusing heroin with opium. However, I'd say that the most likely possibility is that "milk of the poppy" literally refers to poppy juice, whence all of these are derived.
That's what the name sounds like, it makes sense in context, and it doesn't require advanced chemical industry. SystemDown: Medical practice in Game of Thrones does not include injections, period.
And Heroin in the real world was first introduced as a cure-it-all wonder drug to be taken orally. It was very successfuly and popular and recommended by many doctors, and its addictive effects considered rather mild. Until people discovered that you could get a much stronger effect by taking it intravenously. I doubt there's any issue with censorship.
House was shown wolfing down opiate painkillers multiple times per episode on network TV. Show 1 more comment. This is, basically, a boozy eggnog. Many cultures have an eggnog-style drink they enjoy around the holidays. Rompope, a Mexican traditional eggnog, was chosen for this drink because of its simplicity. The drink is a bit of a mash-up, mixing 3 libations from 3 very different cultures. It can be served cold or warm. Pulse almonds with 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a food processor until ground to a fine paste.
Milk of the Poppy: Once you make the rompope and it has cooled, measure volume and add 1 part cognac for every 3 parts rompope. Once cognac and glogg are added, the mixture can stay refrigerated for up to a month.
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