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Working with fresh cactus - a pictoral.

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Thanks for the advice, much appreciated :)

Could you perhaps also offer some insights on the relation between the size of a cactus and the resulting effects. I am aware that every cactus is different, but I've read many contradictory things on this. My cactus is currently 60 cm (2 ft) with a diameter of 7-8 cm (3 inch), and growing at a steady rate of 1 mm per day (which is quite impressive imo). I plan on taking only a piece of it and let the rest grow so I have my own little supplier of mescaline right at home.

One source says that a 20-30 cm T.Pachanoi should contain 500 to 1000 mg of mescaline, and 300 mg is said to be a good dose. So by that reasoning, I'm estimating a cutting of about 18 cm should provide more than a decent dose (of course, I wouldn't be taking it all at once, but I'd rather have too much than too little). On the other hand, the site I linked to earlier claims a 1 ft (30 cm) cactus yields a single (but I'm assuming quite heavy) dose.

By your experience, what would you advise me? Seeing as I don't often get the chance to do this (next chance will be this summer), I would like to make sure I do it right.
 
i recon a good dose of reasonable cactus would be the length from ur elbow to wrist bone and as thick as the thickest part of your calf.
 
Phlux- said:
i recon a good dose of reasonable cactus would be the length from ur elbow to wrist bone and as thick as the thickest part of your calf.
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:shock: That much of my cactus in one cup of tea would leave me connecting the dots of existence for an eternity!

:lol:
 
many thanks for taking the time for this Phlux, u da man :)

I have a couple of decent sized pedro's sitting in a pot here, been starving them for quite a few months now.
 
Phlux- said:
then do 2 tea pulls with minimal straining, freeze/thaw then blend for the final 2 tea pulls
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Probably a stupid noob question but I want to make sure I get this completely right when I prepare my cactus this summer:

By tea pulls, you mean you first boil the cacti parts and then filter them? If so, how long should that boiling take?
 
Spatial Dementia said:
Phlux- said:
then do 2 tea pulls with minimal straining, freeze/thaw then blend for the final 2 tea pulls
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Probably a stupid noob question but I want to make sure I get this completely right when I prepare my cactus this summer:

By tea pulls, you mean you first boil the cacti parts and then filter them? If so, how long should that boiling take?
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2x3 hours wasn't it ?
 
I always boil 1,2,3 hours. The first tea saturates much quicker than the second and the second more than the third, so giving the first tea so long is a bit of a waste of time.
 
soulfood said:
I always boil 1,2,3 hours. The first tea saturates much quicker than the second and the second more than the third, so giving the first tea so long is a bit of a waste of time.
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Also with freezing and thawing after every boil?
 
if prepping fresh cacti for extraction why skin or despine the cacti?
seems like a lot of unneeded work for extractions

if for tea, great method :)

making a tea before extraction is also a ton of extra unneeded work

ime tea time is much quiker using a PC, just boil it until it stops foaming before clamping the lid down to pc
also, takes less "pulls"
 
tried it once with the spines and skin.
spines poked thru the shirt i was filtering thru.
skin made a crap waxy layer and mucked things up - yeild was lower.
 
i dont bother with making a tea before extraction anymore, nor do i filter--if there is a waxy layer from the skin i have never noticed it upon crystalization

i let the base fully digest the plant matter, so tea isn't really needed except to reduce amount of material to be mixed
in my tests i found a/b to yeild the same as stb, but took 1/3 or more longer to complete
 
32cm of thick cactus cooked for 6 hours blended strained boiled down to 200ml made for a great experiance. i used a carrot pealer to de-skin, loosing a bit of green layer but much easier than knive or thumb..

all in all cactus rocks!

peace
 
rechard.kid said:
i used a carrot pealer to de-skin, loosing a bit of green layer but much easier than knive or thumb..
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go the extra mile and peel it with your nails, from bottom towards the top and focus on nothing else, the outer flesh is the most potent, so by sloppily slicing some of it off you lose a great deal of alkaloids for instant gratification
 
I will try this next time for sure. I was very happy with the out come from one foot. Much like 2 and a bit hits of alright acid yet more calm and clear minded. Using thumb nail was very time consuming. Yet taking 24 hours to prepare i am quite happy to do. Great stuff

Cheers peace
 
Phlux - (and nexus)

Love this pictorial...again. It certainly the best way to get the skins off to eat dried green flesh

as for extraction,

have ever tried leaving the skins on?

with dry tek. Leaving skins on there is fine. but when dry they do give the coffee grinder a beatdown. and they make drying take longer

seems like for extraction, maybe skinning can be skipped.

Have you had experience otherwise?
 
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