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So my buddy told me that he did this extraction but is having some problems..

His evaporations produced a good amount of white-yellow, orange, and red-brown crystals and goo which smells like bitter soy-sauce, but it doesn't seem to be active! He has taken up to 350mg with very little effect (some apparent sedative effects and goofyness, but It may have been only a placebo). After about 2 hours the 'effects' are gone. This same experience is reported by others who have tried this extract.

He dried the cactus in the oven at 150F, and evap'ed the vinegar in the oven as well. Also, lime was quite difficult to obtain - he ended up purchasing the lime from an indian grocery store (called "Raja Chuna" - says 100% CaOH), but it is obviously quite old.

He's trying to figure out the problem. Possible causes:
1) Bad cactus. Fresh San Pedro was found and dried. Misidentification is possible, but very unlikely. It's san pedro alright, but maybe it lacks the goods? Some is still left, he might be able to take picturs.

2) Bad lime. The stuff was olddd - all clumped together. Could this make a difference?

3) Heat. 150F *shouldn't* hurt the cactus or mesc. acetate, right?

4) Inaccurate weighing - some of the goo was not fully dried, potentially causing an over-estimation of weight due to residual vinegar.

Any thoughts?

BTW, my buddy would like to thank 69ron and everyone in this thread for the great info!
-z

<blockquote data-quote="zeki0" data-source="post: 3258424" data-attributes="member: 1845">So my buddy told me that he did this extraction but is having some problems..His evaporations produced a good amount of white-yellow, orange, and red-brown crystals and goo which smells like bitter soy-sauce, but it doesn&#039;t seem to be active!&nbsp; He has taken up to 350mg with very little effect (some apparent sedative effects and goofyness, but It may have been only a placebo).&nbsp; After about 2 hours the &#039;effects&#039; are gone.&nbsp; This same experience is reported by others who have tried this extract.He dried the cactus in the oven at 150F, and evap&#039;ed the vinegar in the oven as well. Also, lime was quite difficult to obtain - he ended up purchasing the lime from an indian grocery store (called &quot;Raja Chuna&quot; - says 100% CaOH), but it is obviously quite old.He&#039;s trying to figure out the problem. Possible causes:1) Bad cactus.&nbsp; Fresh San Pedro was found and dried.&nbsp; Misidentification is possible, but very unlikely. It&#039;s san pedro alright, but maybe it lacks the goods? Some is still left, he might be able to take picturs.2) Bad lime. The stuff was olddd - all clumped together. Could this make a difference?3) Heat. 150F *shouldn&#039;t* hurt the cactus or mesc. acetate, right?4) Inaccurate weighing - some of the goo was not fully dried, potentially causing an over-estimation of weight due to residual vinegar.Any thoughts?BTW, my buddy would like to thank 69ron and everyone in this thread for the great info!-z</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zeki0, post: 3258424, member: 1845"] So my buddy told me that he did this extraction but is having some problems.. His evaporations produced a good amount of white-yellow, orange, and red-brown crystals and goo which smells like bitter soy-sauce, but it doesn't seem to be active! He has taken up to 350mg with very little effect (some apparent sedative effects and goofyness, but It may have been only a placebo). After about 2 hours the 'effects' are gone. This same experience is reported by others who have tried this extract. He dried the cactus in the oven at 150F, and evap'ed the vinegar in the oven as well. Also, lime was quite difficult to obtain - he ended up purchasing the lime from an indian grocery store (called "Raja Chuna" - says 100% CaOH), but it is obviously quite old. He's trying to figure out the problem. Possible causes: 1) Bad cactus. Fresh San Pedro was found and dried. Misidentification is possible, but very unlikely. It's san pedro alright, but maybe it lacks the goods? Some is still left, he might be able to take picturs. 2) Bad lime. The stuff was olddd - all clumped together. Could this make a difference? 3) Heat. 150F *shouldn't* hurt the cactus or mesc. acetate, right? 4) Inaccurate weighing - some of the goo was not fully dried, potentially causing an over-estimation of weight due to residual vinegar. Any thoughts? BTW, my buddy would like to thank 69ron and everyone in this thread for the great info! -z [/QUOTE]