SWIM has some important information on the preparation of Yopo snuffs made from Anadenanthera Peregrina. In return SWIM would like to receive information on the simplest Yopo extraction method with nonharmfull, foodgrade, household items.
About Yopo:
The seeds contain small traces of NN,DMT and 5-MeO-DMT, but the dominating alkaloid is 5-OH-DMT; Bufotenine. Bufotenin is somewhat toxic and causes a toxic reaction: Nausea, muscle cramps, dizzyness, sweating.
It is ,allthought often said, incorrect to say Bufotenine is Yopo's main active ingredient. To properly prepare the snuff like the south american indian shamans did do the following:
-Roast (2 to 5 seeds) the seeds untill their skins are dry enough to easily peel off.. Discard the skin and gather the naked seeds.
-Ground the seeds down to a powder using a mortar and pestle.
-Add Edible Lime to the powder. Yopo:Lime ratio minimally 4:1
-Add a bit of water; just enough to get the consistency of wet cement.
-Mix it up thoroughly for minimally 5 minutes straight to make all lime come into contact with the Yopo-powder. Then cover up and let sit for about 2 hours.
THIS STEP IS IMPORTANT because it converts all NN,DMT and 5-MeO-DMT into their freebase form and the Bufotenine into Calcium Bufotenate. This substance has a far greater ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and is therefor MUCH more visionairy and psychological and has no negative physical side effects like Bufotenine has.
-Uncover the wettened snuff; It will have a strong Amonia smell. Let it sit uncovered and wait untill the Amonia smell is COMPLETELY gone. Overnight is fine.
-The wettened snuff eventually has no more Amonia smell at all and is most likely completely dried; If it isn't dry it with GENTLE heat. a few SECONDS in the microwave can evaporate water fast. The dried, lime treated Seed-powder will probably be a bit lumped together here and there. Repowder it again.
Now it is ready for insufflation; Be sure that, when that stuff is in SWIY's sinus that NOTHING drips down your throat; The sour in your stomach converts the Calcium Bufotenate back into Bufotenine hydrochlorine and this will make you instantly puke. Keep the snuff in your nose leaning your head forward and when the effects set in snort the snuff out of the nose. If done correctly, which is pretty hard to actually do just right, then the snuff has Visionairy/extatic/entrancing effects with no nausae or physical discomfort whatsoever.
Now what SWIM wanted to know; Would it be possible to extract the present NN,DMT, 5-MeO-DMT and 5-CaO-DMT(Calcium Bufotenate) from lime treated Yopo snuff using a PH-indicator, Citric acid or white vinegar, Edible Lime, water and Denatured Alcohol? Or any other way to extract Yopo's alkaloids without harmfull substances and with easy to obtain substances?