SWIM has done enough testing using elemicin now that the following has been found to be pretty consistent:

1 - Taking elemicin in a capsule on a full stomach produces a stimulant effect that is only weakly psychedelic, if at all.

2 - Taking elemicin with undiluted DMSO produces a stimulant effect the same as taking elemicin on a full stomach.

3 - Taking elemicin dissolved in food (whole milk is good) produces the best possible psychedelic experience. Another option is to take the elemicin in a capsule immediately followed by food.

This information is to be taken seriously. SWIM has kept a log of dozens of tests and has duplicated these results consistently with both DMSO extracted elemicin, pure elemi oil, and 80% pure elemicin.

Apparently, you don't want the elemicin to be absorbed in the walls of the stomach or you get stimulant effects and little or no psychedelic effects. It needs to be absorbed somewhere further down in the digestive system. Ideally you want to mix the elemicin with something oily or fatty that has a lot of body that takes a long time to digest. This is critical.