Washing salvia after harvesting

[Cotyledon]

Since salvinorin a is present on the surface of leaves, does anyone know if rinsing them after harvesting affects potency?

 

[arcologist]

It's not water soluble so probably not. Any reason why you need to wash them? I would just use acetone and then filter out any dirt particles.

 

[Cotyledon]

That's what I was thinking... i just want to wash any bugs or dirt off since they're outdoor plants.

 

[Bdevall158]

a little bugs and dirts never hurt anyone :lol:

 

[obliguhl]

Salvinorin is only slightly soluable in water, so rinsing might be ok.

 

[Cotyledon]

Haha. Yeah, maybe these bugs are loaded with salvinorin... If so, I'll just have to think of them as psychoactive sprinkles. Score!

 

[Bdevall158]

thats the spirit :lol:

 

[Metanoia]

I would just use acetone and then filter out any dirt particles.

This is what I do. Even if you're not making extract a little dirt in the bowl wouldn't really matter much. I could see why you would want to clean the leaves up a bit if you were planning on quidding though