The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center - Shroomery

Erowid Salvia Vault : Extraction #1
water, it is quite probable that a small amount was lost in this step, being pulled out along with the
resins and oils which it is soluble in. This is bearable when one considers that 12 grams or so of gooey
resins were just removed from your final product. Place the leaves in the glass baking dish and dry in
the oven at 200 degrees, turning and fluffing the leaf every couple of hours. When it is COMPLETELY
dry, remove it and allow it to reach room temperature. Verify at this time that the leaf is in fact dry.
Remove the amount you will use for the final product, crush it and set aside (5x=20g, 10x=10g, 15x=6.5g,
20x=5g). Grind the remaining leaf in the coffee grinder or blender to a powder. NO PLASTICS should be
used beyond this point as the acetone will dissolve them. Place the powdered leaf into one of the mason
jars and cover it generously with acetone. Allow this to sit for 24 hours, stirring it a few times. If the seal
on your mason jar contains plastic(which it probably does), be sure not to allow the acetone to contact
it. One can also simply lay a piece of glass, wood, or metal on top of the jar to prevent evaporation. After
24 hours, place the coffee filter in the strainer, and pour the solution through the filter into the second
jar. Squeeze the remaining acetone out of the leaf powder. Return the leaf to the first jar, add more
acetone and let it sit for 24 more hours. Repeat the straining and add the second liquid to the first.
Discard the leaf.
Pour the acetone solution into the glass baking dish and allow it to evaporate down to about 8 ounces of
solution. Place the crushed leaf (which you had set aside 2 days ago) into the small evaporating dish and
pour the remaining acetone solution onto it, being sure to scrape the sides of the baking dish. When this
evaporates to the point that the leaf is just moist and no liquid remains, add a few tablespoons of
acetone to the leaf and use the leaf to wipe off the resin which will have crusted to the side of your dish.
As this is evaporating be sure to stir it often to prevent more resin from collecting in any certain area.
When this is dry, you will be finished. Congratulations!
Our own assays of this extract process shows that it produces basically the same potency as
standardized extracts of similar strengths, but it should be remembered that, unlike standardized
extracts, the quality and potency of the end product is proportional to the quality and potency of the
starting material.
I would like here to strongly discourage against giving extracts stronger than 5x to people who are
inexperienced with salvia. Many people find the salvia experience quite disturbing and unpleasant. It is
far better to give a person a weaker extract than to have to physically restrain them or piece them back
together psychologically. Salvia also seems to have rather variable effects between people, some people
being very susceptable and some not. So it is better to give a small amount at first in order to see how
strongly it affects a person. I, for example, am quite content to take two hits of 5x, while my wife must
take 5-6 in order to obtain the same effects. So, for her, a 15x extraction might be preferable, whereas it
would probably scare the shit out of me(which it has on many an occasion). Just try to remember that if
you are giving this to someone else, they are someone else. They are not you, and will not necessarily
react as you do. Be responsible, otherwise this ancient tool will become illegal as so many others have.
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