Did the British army ever put Bluestone into tea to supress the sexual appetite of the soldiers?

Question

Bluestone = copper sulfate

Answer 1

There were rumors, not only in the British army but in other armies too that they used Bicarbonate of soda as a chemical to suppress sexual appetite of soldiers. I am not sure if this is true, I found nothing on the web but maybe deeper search might get you some results. By the way this was practiced I think as late as the 1950's maybe the 1960's but not later.

Answer 2

Rumours that the British Army put the 19th century anticonvulsant and sedative potassium bromide in soldiers' tea during World War II to damp soldiers' lust appears to be an urban myth. Given the long half-life of the drug in the body, a mildly sedated army would be unlikely to be an effective fighting force. A similar belief appears to exist in the United States about saltpeter in army coffee or in Russia about potassium bromide in army food.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antaphrodisiac

Answer 3

--The Australians reportedly issued Bromide tea to their soldiers in World War II, to decrease their sex urge and thus lower the incidence of VD.





--Per a recent Internet search, investigators looking into the Gulf War Syndrome found that all 695,000 troops in the Persian Gulf War were involuntarily administered the unproven, experimental toxicity-enhancer, Pyridostigmine Bromide (PB) supposedly as a nerve agent pre-treatment medication.



Officials estimated that approximately two-thirds of those troops took the drug for varying periods of time. However, DoD scientists who studied Pyridostigmine and nerve agent Sarin concluded that PB should only be used when the threat is nerve agent Soman; Pyridostigmine pre-treatment unfortunately makes individuals MORE vulnerable to Sarin.

Answer 4

My father, who served in the Canadian Army in the 50s, said that the Brits he served with said they put salt-peter in the food to suppress the sexual desire.



This is likely an urban legend, and as I know from personal experience, soldiers always find something to ***** and moan about. It is when they stop complaining that you know that there is a serious morale problem.



I've included a link below that supports the idea that this is an urban legend.

Answer 5

Bromide In Tea

Answer 6

No. Copper Sulfate is poisonous and would turn the tea blue!

Answer 7

This is an urban legend which circulates at every all male army camp, school, campus, whatever.

No is the answer

Answer 8

In U.S. Navy bootcamp a rumour was running wild that 'they' put saltpeter into the food to prevent sex urges.



Saltpeter is a component of gunpowder.

Answer 9

look it up...