qwisoking's hash guide for iso lovers

[Mal420xl]

no enemy here. i just prefer facts. the info that you refer to is regarding direct contact at far larger concentrations. not residual compounds left behind from extraction processes. the difference is astronomical. you cant compare 4 hours of direct exposure to any of the solvents used for extracting oil to the trace elements left behind. i wouldnt want to be exposed to grain alcohol(ie vodka tent) in vapor form because i know it would kill me just like prolonged exposure to propane, butane, hexane, or vaporized isopropyl/naptha would. we are exposed to every one of those chemicals in some form or another everyday unless you live in a purified environment. if you saw a gcg result on the air we breathe most people would be afraid to go outside. and you can find those pretty easy. youd be hard pressed to find any for residuals in extracted oil. if your extractions help your mother then thats good enough for me, if rick simpsons has helped with his oil thats good enough too. because thats the point isnt it? that it works, you made someones pain or suffering easier? sounds like your mom is lucky to have you to look after her.

[Weezard]

You both make good points.
And Skunkpharm is number one in my book.
I admire and emulate them as best I can.


Mr. Simpson is no chemist, and that's a fact.
But, had it not been for Rick's KISS method, most of us would still be out of this loop.
He is a hero for standing up and publishing his results and methods.
That took gigantic balls and he's paying a heavy price.

Chemistry:

Naphtha is Naphtha.
It is not a mixture of other hydrocarbons.
It is an nonpolar solvent that is hydrophobic.
Yes, cheap, paint thinner kine Naphtha may have some hexane in it.
But given my druthers, I'd druther use hexane anyway.

I'm very low budget here so starting out with a simple Naphtha extraction was key.
When I found that this crude extraction was working on prostate cancer, I got serious about it and found Graywolf's work.

Wow!
Whole new world.

Started using iso when the local H.D. ran out of Naphtha, but the best I could find was 91%.
Dealing with the water is a pain in the butt.
Hard freezing the bud locks up the chlorophyll though and still yields amber oil.

Found that I could still detect the iso smell after heavy purging.
And getting every trace of naphtha out was very difficult as well.
Did not like that.
So, switched to Ethanol.
Best we can get here is 151 proof.
So, I bought a still and re-distilled to ~185 proof.

Because Ethanol and Isopropyl alcohol are polar solvents they will pick up water soluble fractions and Chlorophyll.
I say it that way because, strictly speaking, Chlorophyll is not water soluble.
(There is a wonderful paper on the Pharm that details the twisted path it must take to get into our oil. )
Freezing the bud and working quickly leaves it behind as you have stated.

Interesting observation.
Left the dross in a coffee filter after extraction.
When it thawed out, the paper turned bright fluorescent green.

Bottom line?

When it's as pure and sterile as it's gonna get, I put it in 500mg. capsules and administer them to a Glioma patient and a P.C. patient.
The glioma patient is 9 months after de-bulking and there's still no growth.
He's gaining weight and grinning a lot.

The P.C. patient is 6 years symptom free and stopped losing weight on the first week.
PSA tests show marked slowing of the doubling rate.
Might not "cure" him at the present dosage, but it will give him 20 years.
He's an old farts, says 20 years are "plenty".
Soon as I have enough oil, I'll double his dosage and hopefully, reverse the PSA readings, just for peace of mind, yah?

There's no contention here, we're all after the most effective medication we can produce.

And one man's "recreational" use is another man's self "medication" of a mood disorder, yah?

Aloha my friends,
Weezard

[qwisoking]

Well put fellas. I would just like to throw in that naptha is in fact a generic term, light naptha contains hydrocarbons with less than 6 atoms while heavy naptha includes those over 6. Such as pentan hexane octane, also various paraffins and toulunes..ignore spelling. But as long as everyone has their hash we are all happy. Hey weezard you seem experienced with pills, I asked in the edibles forum I think. But what are your thoughts on lecethin to speed absorption

[qwisoking]

Oh and for anyone interested. The only place I have found 99% is randalls! Their store brand and they all have it. Its just hard to find a randalls lol

[Weezard]

I stand corrected!
Naptha is, indeed, a variable mixture of hydrocarbons.
Thanks bud!
Ya made me go learn something.
I owe ya a favor.

Aloha,
Weeze

[Weezard]

Just saw your question.
Sorry, don't know much about lecithin.
It's an emulsifying agent, so it might speed absorption that way.
But I think that lipids are absorbed in the lower intestine so an ethanol tincture might be faster.

It's fairly harmless.
So, maybe try it and post it?:smokin:

Aloha,
Weeze