Attempt at resin tek, yielded green powder?

[Gone-and-Back]

I had a section of cactus that had significant damage to it, so I originally tried planting it horizontally to create new pups that wouldn't be so damaged and scarred. However, the cutting never took and it started withering really bad. So I decided to use this section to try to gauge the potency of the specimen that I have.

The section was 6-7 inches long, and 1-1.5 inches in diameter. Before removing spines and as much waxy skin as I could, the total weight was 66.5g. I cut it all into small chunks and boiled it in water for between 5 and 6 hours, while adding water when it got low. It was then strained and reduced, and placed on a dish in the oven.

I was expecting a black resin like material to remain, but instead I got a very fine green powder that sparkles a little in the light. There are some spots that look kind of like dirty crystals along the edge of the dish. I scraped up the majority of it and it's a very fine powder, not sticky at all. I'm guessing that this is probably heavy in super fine plant material? I only strained it for the large chunks, not through a coffee filter.

I didn't weigh it, but it is a very large pile. I'm trying to think of ways to clean this up, as I feel ingesting the excess plant matter would cause more nausea then normal. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Gone-and-Back]

No one has any suggestions?

I was thinking earlier and thought of dissolving it in high proof alcohol, and filtering whatever doesn't dissolve through a coffee filter. Then evaporate the alcohol. This should clean it up and give me more of a resin yes?

 

[soulfood]

Well it never happen'd to me, but I'd taste it.

If its extremely bitter I'd imagine a dry extract would be cleaner than a wet one. With resin I usually get anywhere up t 50% the original weight.

It's pretty unusual this though.

 

[Gone-and-Back]

I really think it's heavy in super fine plant matter. I just tasted it and there is a very slight bitter hint to it but it mostly tastes like plant matter.

I think whenever I go to use it I'll dissolve it in some hot water and filter out the fine plant matter. Then either drink the liquid or evaporate and consume what is left.