Help us be a "Top Rated Nonproft”for the 10th year in a row ‘and spread info about psychoactive drugs, health, culture, & polices. DMT for the Masses A Mimosa tonuiffora IM, hostilis) Root-Bark Extraction Tek BYNOMAN ee, Auton 2008 159)80920 ar 36, 72, Grins ean: Dow argpinnarcneananap_oscet in Grgnalpunehan The abana NOTE: Betore performing any extraction procedure, itis always a good idea to read the entire description ofthe process from stato finish Please see the Addendum at the end of this tek fr ational tps, refinements, an clarflcations regarding othe processes described. Also ‘S00 tho related article Kaao that Mimasa Mus? by J. Cockoaston, Disclaimer Performing this procedure is llagal in most counties. | do not advocate performing it wher legal and I do not perform I mysell where iegal “The intent ofthis tek sto simply the extraction procedure as much as possible, so that the average person can complete iin a kitchen in one ‘evening. While | think that! have accomplished this goal, experimentasts must stil do thei homework. ts @ good idea to read a few diferent {ks before deciding which one to use, and o research safe handling procedures forthe chemicals ard equipment required. I dri provide Instructions for decanting, siphoning, and fitering, for example, because | assume that those interested in performing kitchen chemistry wil ‘educate themselves on such basie procedure. Mimosa tenuitra (= M. hostiis) rootbark [Acoffe grinder or heavy-duty blender (one that wll ush cs) ‘A.wide-mouthed glass mixing jar witha tght-fiting Id (a quar jar can do 50 grams of root-bark, a gallon pickle ja ean do 200 grams) Water Lye (granulates sodium hydroxide) A ote of vinegar (for neutralizing any Wye spis) ‘A dust mask, safety goggles, and rubber gloves Naphiha (VMAP, nt lighter ld) Fur wide-mouthed @ounce glass collection ars wih ks (canning oly jars work wal) ‘A separatory funnel or gear to siphon or decant Coffee fiers ‘Arubbor spatula sett a very cold temperatura (t shoul freeze Ice cram rock-hard) Nor-sussy ammonia (10% solution, eg. "janitor sional, is optimal, bul 8% "household strength" wil do as wall) + Attest [An eyedropper Process 41) Snap the Mimosa fenuitora root-bark into small pieces and run i tough the coffee grinder or blondor a high speed. You may need pruning shears to cut the root-bark small enough o grind properly. Pulverze it untl itis just fer and pink/purple dust~t needs tobe completly broken ‘down, The dust produced is very fine and astringent to one’s respiratory tact, Unless you ig big cakey purple boogers, wear a dust mask. [Alter grinding, wat fora bit before opening the top of the coffee grinder or blender, thatthe dust has some time to sete. 2} Combine the lye ang the water inthe mixing jt. Use 15 ml water and + gram of We for every gram of powdered rot-bak that wil later be _aded into the mixing jar, (NOTE: See Addendum, point #1 Below] For example: SO grams of rak-bark powder would require 750 mi water and 50 grams of We. One level tablespoon of ye weighs about 15 grams. [NOTE: Lye ls dangerous. Blind-you-forever dangerous. Have a bole of vinegar handy as an acd te neuivalize the caustcally basic lye when cleaning up any spills that occur, and wear eye protection an rubber ‘loves when working wih ye. Add te ye tothe water, while sloly and constartly siting unt thas completely dssoWed. Always ade the ye to the water, be done slowly because it causes an exothermic (neateleasing) reaction and this heal can eause dangerous splashing, the container to be notte other way around, Adding Water to ye may cause a voleano-lke reaction. Erowld Note: Dissolving ye in water must too hat to touch, and can even erack non-orosiicate glassware, al of which could lead to dangerous stuations.| 53) Ade he powdered rootbark into the Wlwate sluton In your mxing jar. Cap and shake the jar, then ltt si for about an hour +4) Now ad to the mixing jr mi of naphtha foreach 15 ml of water used to ereate the ye luton, [NOTE: See Addendum, point #2 below} “Tum th jar end-aversend, De nat shake or splash (ar there wil bea tendency forthe solution to form an unwanted emulsion}: simply roll thenaphtha around inthe root-bark-powder-soluton to mix Gently do this for one minute, and then lt the jr stand until the naphtha has mostly separated and is Noating on tp. Then repeat this agitation process three more times. 5) Aftor the final agitation, allow enough time to pass forthe naphtha to again oat ontop, and then separate the two layers. The naphtha (top layer) goes in one of the collection jars, everything else stays inthe mixing ar A separatory funnels the easest means to accomplish separation ofthe two layers, but various techriquesof siphoning or decanting could also bo employed. None ofthe dark (lower) solution shoul be allowed into the collection jar-just the naphtha. (NOTE: I yu save the dark (lower) basifid soliton, this can be used to extract rom: see Entzopymancer 2008, “Jungle Spice”: Mystry Akalia(e) of Mimosa Roat-nark’, The Entheogen Review 16(2): 87- £6) Repeat steps 45 above three more tines, but do not add any new powdered root bark. You wil be reprocessing the same orignal rot-bark ‘material in order to thoroughly extrac the DMT from it With the nal fourth jar) extraction, leave the powdered roct-ark soaking in the naphita for a day or two (agitating it occasionally), to balter extract any remaining DMT before separating off the naphtha, [NOTE: S ‘Addendum, point #3 below! Wnen you have fished, place all four colection jars into your freezer and goto bed. You wil have four “snow lobes" waiting for you in the morning, 7) Pour the naphtha from each jr through a coffee fier, saving the naphtha. (The naphtha can be reused for your next batch of extractions, oF it can be evaporated off to produce a residue that canbe further etined--soe “Recrystalizaion” below) (NOTE: Ithas been pointed out that using fresh naphtna for each extraction results insignificantly better quay material, with less DMT-oxide and ols in the nal product and @ bettorreezo precipitation} lol of paste wil sick to tho jar, so uso a smal rubber spatula lo Serapo this past from to ja’ sides down into ‘he filter as wel Spread out each iter to dry. There wil stil be some residue in the jars; abit of soub thom out, providing an erhanced aspect o those herbs. via dlvinorum or Cannabis can be used to 8) The paste must be allowed to dry thoroughly; chop and stir it @ couple of tims to make sure that tis isthe case, Once it seems o be dry Cush up any lumps. [NOTE: Minimize he aflow above your product while evaporating-of the soWvent and drying the OMT. Having a fan owing above the product (not recommended) has been reported o transform white crystals ito yellow goo; such allow may convert some ‘ofthe OMT info DMT-oxde, which is a yellow, sticky goo and apparently not as sttong as DMT oF aferet in effect, depending on who you talk to) {9} [Nove I you intend to rerystalize your material in order to further puiy ft, you can skp this step. Also, see Addendum, point # below.) Combine al ofthe dried material nto ono coffee iter. Wash this material by pouring freezer temperature non-sudsy ammonia over it and Urrough the coffe ite Its imporative thatthe ammonia you use is ofthe non-sudsyvarely. You can shake the bot fo el i creates Suds, ‘ast a lferent kind, Rinsing wont take much ammonia, about 4 qunees fora 200-gram Batch, Str the powder around while rinsing to make ‘ute tha all ofits thoroughY wetted. A good bit ofthe mass will wash away-pethaps 25-45%-but i's nothing you wan to be smoking “anyway, You should be left with about 0.5% of the weight ofthe rot-barkin DMT powder. When die, iis perfectly smokable at this point, but it canbe refined further by cecrytalizaon, Although recrysalization inevitably resus in some product les, once youve had at of DMT that, left absolutely nothing behind inthe pipe, you wont want to use anything alse. Recrystallization For our current purposes, the idea behind recrystalization i thatthe chosen solvent holds more DMT when hot than when cold, and that some impurites remain mare easily within cold solvent. While naphtha wil work fo ecrytalization, a bolle solvent to use at bis point is heptane. Heptane is avaiable in Bestine®, a rubber coment remover avaiable at an supply stores. [Nove: We have been informed that not al ypes ot Bestine® use heptane, so chock to make sure tha thsi the sole ingrediont. Place lass container holding the DMT and a glass container fille withthe recrystalizaton solvent together in a pan of hot water. Shot ‘1ass0s in a saucopan work wel fr a gram or wo. The fumes from your Solvent are extremely flammable, so ony use a contained electric heating source. (Elect ranges wih coi style elements can ignite fumes, as can the heat collin electric ovens. Gas ranges or any sort of ‘pen lame, obviously, must be avoided, The DMT will already be meting if he wale is hot enough. Using an eyedropper, add the hot solvent Itle-byltle while agitating he DMT untl a of the material as dissolved. Use 20-30 ml of slvent (or less) per gram of powder; you want to uso as ltl solvent as possible, Whan all ofthe ma ial has gone info solution, the solvent wil be a clear yellow. Leave the pan of water withthe DMT container to cooldown to room temperature. Then remove the DMT container and place itinto your refrigerator. Later, move it ino your freezer. This step-wise process allows for gradual cooling andthe precipitation of crystals. You wil end up with DMT crystals of varying purity on top of a pele of slag, which sill contains quite bit of DMT (bu also some We if you skipped the ‘ammonia wash), Do the coffee fier bt again Lode the materia, and ten soparae te crystals rom te slag, The erystals canbe furthor refined, through one or two more rcrytalizatons, ito pure clear DMT. The slag can also be futher refined or simply redasalved into the next batch. The solvent can be roused or evaporated down, withthe residue scraped and cleaned, And don forge o scrub thos jars ard utonsts wth some of your favorite smoking her. Addendum by Noman and Entropymancer 4) ¥ pre-powdered bark Is being used, 1.5 to 2 times ofthe water called for wil be requires. Pre-powdered bark requires more water because commercial suppliors pulverize the lous bits that a home blender (ora coffee bean grinder) leaves intact this material tums toa sludge in ‘he ye solution that wont release the naphina iis added while the soluton is stil stuagy. 2) Regarding he treeze precipaton process: When the tok was witen, commonly available Mimosa tonuilra (= M, hosts) root-bark was of ‘much higher quality than what has been available more recent. Oue to the lower-qualty material, these days a paral evaporation is somtimes necessary to go the solution concenirated enough to precptate. Using abit ess naphitha allows the extractions tobe concentrated ‘enough to free2e-preciiate mare reliably. it may end up taking one or two mare pulls to get ll the OMT, but easy reaze-preciptaton is & ‘9004 trade-off for one or two extra pulls By using around 0.4 ml of heated naphtha por gram of bark, every pull except the ast oneprecipitated easily. (This was with an aciibase extraction in a sep funnel, but it shoud likely work just as well witha staightto-base ‘extraction 43) Using heat fr the lat pul wil incre the yield. This was left ut ofthe eriginal tek forthe sake of simplicity, but tis probably worth ‘mentioning. (Nove: Again, naphtha is tammable. Naphtha-based extractions can be warmed by partialy submerging the closes extraction jar into a hot waterbath] 4) Get rid ofthe ammonia wash. For whatever reason, It seems to cause problems fora east halfthe people that use it. Change ito a wash ‘of the naphtha wih a weak basic solution. [According lo Vains Tak: D'ssolve a pinch of sodium carbonate in about 80 mor distilled water ‘hen add small amount of this solution (approximately one-welth by volume) tothe naphtha, shake wel then allow the water to separate ‘tom the naphtha and discard the water. Following this, wash the naphtha two mare mes using pure (non-basiid) distilled water (again using an amount of approximately one-tweth by volume). Vovin cautlons to avoid leaving the water in te naphtha for too long, saying: “no siting for hours lating it'soak’; you need to get itn and aut] Notes “This isa revised version ofa tek published under the same name in The Entheogen Review (see tation above). An erorin the printed ER vorson of this article mage it appear as though the rot-bark should be vice fun tough a naw Iyolwator mix and then extracted with naphtha. This isnot the case. The *same* lyewaterifo'-bark should be used in each af the thre re-processesings; only new naphtha is ‘added each ime, ~ David Aardvark, The Entheogen Reviow ated to this extraction process, see “Aas thal Mimosa Mut? by J. Cocktoaston For some additonal tips eneral information about various teks used, see the "DMT Extraction Overview" by Entropymancer. 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