DMT for the Masses
A Mimosa hostilis Root Bark Extraction Tek
by Noman
v1.1 - Jul 06, 2007
Revised Version of article published in
The Entheogen Review
Citation: Noman. "DMT for the Masses."
The Entheogen Review. Autumn 2006;XV:3.
Disclaimer
First things first. Performing this procedure is illegal in most countries. I do not advocate performing it where illegal and I do not perform it myself where illegal.
The intent of this tek is to simplify the extraction procedure as much as possible and make it do-able for the average person in the average kitchen in an evening. While I think that I have accomplished this, it does not mean that one does not have to do their homework. You should read a few teks before deciding on one and research the chemicals and procedures that you will be using. I don't give instructions for decanting, siphoning, and filtering, for example, because I assume that you have educated yourself on these simple procedures and that I don't have to clutter up my tek with them. You should treat this procedure as a starting point from which it is up to you to discover the best way to proceed based upon the materials and equipment available to you.
Okay, so onward to DMT for the Masses.
Have fun, be safe, and share your findings!
Materials
To Extract DMT from Mimosa hostilis root bark (mhrb) You will need:
- Dust mask, safety goggles and rubber gloves
- Mimosa hostilis root bark
- A coffee grinder or heavy duty blender (one that will crush ice)
- Mixing jar -- this should be glass with a wide mouth and a tight fitting lid. A quart jar can do 50g of bark, a gallon pickle jar can do 200g.
- Water
- Lye (granulated NaOH)
- Vinegar (for neutralizing lye spills)
- Naptha -- get VM+P and not lighter fluid
- Collection jars - 4 wide mouth 8oz (250ml) jelly jars with lids
- Separating apparatus -- a separatory funnel is easiest but siphoning and decanting will work fine
- Coffee filters
- Rubber spatula
- Very cold freezer -- should freeze ice cream HARD
- Non-sudsy ammonia -- 10% solution, e.g. "janitorial strength" from Ace hardware, is optimal, but 5% "household strength" will do as well
- Eye-dropper
Extraction Procedure
1. The first step is to pulverize the bark until it's just fiber and pink/purple dust. It should be snapped into small pieces and run through a coffee grinder or blender at high speed. You may need pruning shears to cut the bark small enough to grind properly. It needs to be completely broken down. The dust created is very fine and astringent to the respiratory tract. Unless you dig big cakey purple boogers, wear a mask.
2. Mix 15ml water and 1g lye per gram of bark in the mixing jar. For example: 50g bark would require 750ml water and 50g lye. One level tablespoon of lye weighs about 15g, though this can vary considerably, better to use a scale. Note that lye is dangerous. Blind you forever dangerous. Wear eye protection and have a bottle of vinegar handy as a neutralizer and for clean up. Add the lye to the water slowly stirring constantly until completely dissolved.
3. Add the bark, cap and shake the jar and let the bark soak for awhile. An hour or so.
4. Now add 1ml naptha per gram of bark in the mixing jar and turn the jar end over end. Do not shake or splash or there will be a tendency for the solution to form an emulsion. Simply roll the naptha around in the bark solution. Do this for one minute and then let the jar stand until the naptha has pretty much separated to the top. Repeat agitation three more times.
5. After the final agitation, separate the two layers. The naptha (top layer) goes in one of the collection jars, the rest stays in the mixing jar with the bark.
6. Put the collection jar in the freezer.
7. Repeat steps 4 to 6 three more times. Leave the last NP extraction in the jar for a day or two, agitating occasionally to pick up any strays.
8. Go to bed. You should have a collection of snow globes waiting for you in the morning.
9. Pour each jar of naptha out through a coffee filter. Save the naptha, which can be reused in the next batch
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