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Solvent to dissolve Harmala freebase
- Thread starter Bezerker
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Drinking/grain ethanol will work better than acetone and IPA. Maybe vodka would work, dont know if it would leave a taste (for changa or whatever). Ethanol is not the best but quite better than acetone or IPA. The best solvents for harmalas are more toxic, like methanol and DCM. If you use them, make sure its properly dry before using (better let it soak again in some non denatured ethanol and let it air dry again for many hours to help getting rid of traces of those solvents)
Regarding what purges said, vinegar will turn harmalas into acetate form. Some people have experimented with smoking what was previously dmt acetate that was evapped on water bath. The theory is the dmt acetate will turn to dmt freebase with heat (not above 100 degrees C). The smoke from the resulting product is psychoactive. But, other people (like amor fati) who have extensive experience smoking acetates decided not to do it anymore because long term it felt unhealthy, there was some weird nauseating aftertaste. Its unsure whether this was because of some vinegar impurities or because of acetic acid itself, maybe not all evaporates and converts to freebase and when people inhale the smoke from this, maybe the acetic acid ions are damaging to the lungs.
Why do you need to dissolve harmalas?
Regarding what purges said, vinegar will turn harmalas into acetate form. Some people have experimented with smoking what was previously dmt acetate that was evapped on water bath. The theory is the dmt acetate will turn to dmt freebase with heat (not above 100 degrees C). The smoke from the resulting product is psychoactive. But, other people (like amor fati) who have extensive experience smoking acetates decided not to do it anymore because long term it felt unhealthy, there was some weird nauseating aftertaste. Its unsure whether this was because of some vinegar impurities or because of acetic acid itself, maybe not all evaporates and converts to freebase and when people inhale the smoke from this, maybe the acetic acid ions are damaging to the lungs.
Why do you need to dissolve harmalas?
DCM and chloroform are the solvents that dissolve harmala freebases well... I know it's frustrating that things like acetone (that dissolves the hell out of fb dmt!) is so crap with harmalas!
monomind
Rising Star
Adding my 2 cents to this old thread. I just had my first success dissolving harmine in ethyl alcohol 95% ( ethanol ). Method is very simple and does not require heat. I put a small amount of ethanol in a jar ( see picture ), added 175mg of pure harmine alkaloids, shook vigorously, left aside for few hours and ta-da. No residues at the bottom and nothing suspended. Just clear amber liquid.
IMHO no need for any toxic solvents for harmalas. SWIM could add some spice to the mixture now and evap into her favorite leaf material to make changa for the first time.
IMHO no need for any toxic solvents for harmalas. SWIM could add some spice to the mixture now and evap into her favorite leaf material to make changa for the first time.
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HCl salts are quite soluble in ethanol, though not as soluble as in water.
