Extracting DXM

[CanaBliss]

Is it a bad idea to extract DXM from cough syrup containing other active ingredients?

CanaBliss Reviewed by CanaBliss on 10-15-2005. Extracting DXM Is it a bad idea to extract DXM from cough syrup containing other active ingredients? Rating: 5

[endo..jay]

its a bad idea all together because the chemical(NaOH) you need to extract dxm is very dangerous...Sodium Hydroxide is Lye but it needs to be medical grade..Only get the kind with DXM only as the other crap will precipitate, you will die, and your friends will write stupid anecdotes about how stupid DXM is to drug net, because they couldn't face how stupid you were and now your dead and can't drink chocolate milk with them

[andruejaysin]

Umh, extacting things from cough syrup (no, not DXM!) has been the subject of a great deal of discussion, with VERY limited sucess. A simple acid/base will NOT work, steam distilation probably will, but when you manage to seperate DXM from psuedo, shoot me an e-mail, I know guys who'll be glad to take that nasty E off your hands.

[endo..jay]

First, make a solution of about 100 ml of cold water, I recommend distilled, and am not responsible for conflagrations caused by tap water use. 100 ml is about a cm of water in a coffee cup. Stir in your NaOH (1/4 teaspoon or 2 mg). It will take a bit to dissolve. NaOH will heat up the water real fast so if you are using larger amounts be very careful.

Now pour the NaOH solution slowly into your Robo while stirring. A white milky powder will form where they hit. The extraction will occur quickly. There is very little DXM in Robo and it will all be done quickly. If it IS NOT REALLY OBVIOUS THAT white powder is coming out of solution anymore, than you are done. It will not take much so don't keep pouring in more solution.

Now pour your solution through the filter and funnel. This will take a bit of time. Then rinse the container in case some powder was left in it. Then pour water through the filter until all the red dye is pretty much gone. Let the filter drain for bout an hour.

Open the filter up and let it dry on a plate. You can heat it a little (150 degrees) to speed this process. Then scrape off white powder.

[CanaBliss]

NO NO NO! I did (or am in the process on the lemon extraction method), and I was wondering will "extracting dxm" extract JUST the dxm or all the other active ingredients too?

[Euphoric]

Do NOT try this extraction procedure with cough syrups or formulations containing acetaminophen/paracetamol, pseudoephedrine, other decongestants, or antihistamines. Decongestants and antihistamines are usually alkaloids and will end up in the final product; as for acetaminophen, I'm not convinced yet of the safety of the final product.



Cough syrup (obviously) or some other DXM-containing preparation. The only active ingredients that should be listed are dextromethorphan and guaifenesin. Avoid alcohol (check the inactive ingredients). If you can get DXM-only preparations, do so; the DXM+guaifenesin preparations tend to contain less DXM than the DXM-only ones.
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/dxm/...hemistry.shtml

[CanaBliss]

So the Guifenisian will be gone after the final product is created? Ok, then I'll just practice with this one.

[UserName AlphaNiner]

Is it that difficult to just buy zicam or something with just dex? shit, it'd be easier to just get pure dex powder from a chem supplier online. :-\