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Sphere's Salvinorin Extraction Experiences |
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Written by (anonymous)
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Tuesday, 21 December 2004 |
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Production of tincture:
To produce tincture, one needs two things. First, one needs an extraction of Salvinorin A, such as produced by any one of the above methods. Note that the presence of a small amount of chlorophyll or wax in a tincture will actually assist sublingual absorption. Secondly, one needs ethanol. The best ethanol is the purest ethanol. To obtain a tincture of sufficient strength for effective sublingual absorption, 150 proof drinking alcohol is the minimum permissible dilution of ethanol for these purposes. 180 or 190 proof alcohol is greatly superior.
Simply dissolve a known quantity of Salvinorin A into a known quantity of high-proof ethanol and you have made a useable tincture. One even questions the need for measurement of either substance, provided that steps are taken to dissolve as much Salvinorin in the ethanol as it will hold. There is no point making your tincture any less potent than the maximum possible potency (about 1.5 mg/ml at room temperature), as the most potent tincture you can hope to make will still require you to hold a substantial amount in your mouth.
SAFETY
In addition the standard safety precautions for working with Acetone, care must be taken to use appropriate containers which will not react with this solvent. Many plastics and rubbers will start to leech in the presence of Acetone. Many jars, for instance, have rubber seals which render them unsuitable for use with this solvent. Materials such as stainless steel, ceramic, and glass are all Acetone-safe materials.
Sphere warns of the dangers of purified Salvinorin A, because of its strong activity at very small doses. Sphere does NOT recommend the smoking of purified Salvinorin A, because of the inherent difficulty involved in measuring such a miniscule dose, coupled with differences in individual responses.
Sphere points out in his work that we are working with highly flammable materials, here. Acetone vapours can concentrate to explosive density, without adequate ventilation. IPA and Naphtha are both, also, highly flammable. Exposure of solvents to heat carries obvious risks (and it appears that Salvinorin A is sensitive to heat, as well as light, while in solution).
Impure solvents carry their own risks. It pays to know your chemicals. Reagent grade chemicals are recommended, wherever possible. Freedom from toxic adulterants is a must for all chemicals employed in Sphere's tek.
It is this writer's fond hope that the foregoing successfully condenses the technical aspects of Sphere's writings on the topic of Salvinorin A extraction and the production of tinctures and fortified leaf. There is still much to be gained by an examination of the author's complete works and they are recommended to you.
-Anonymous
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