How to make Salvia Tincture

How to Make Salvia Tincture: A Step-by-Step Guide

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How to Make Salvia Tincture

Firstly, what is salvia tincture?

Salvia Tincture is a Salvia-concentrate made from the Salvia divinorum plant. It contains Salvinorin A, an active ingredient found in the Salvia plant, otherwise known as Diviner’s Sage.

What are the Psychoactive compounds in Salvia Tincture?

It’s the Salvinorin A that enables the transpersonal experience that many people talk about when using Salvia.

How to produce the best salvia tincture: Enhancing quality with premium ingredients

Based on our years of experience, using high-quality materials and following instructions carefully are crucial to making a high-quality salvia tincture.

Beginners-Tip:

To make the best Salvia concentrate, plastic materials should be avoided as they can interfere with the tincture.

Ingredients needed to make Salvia Tincture

10 grams of powdered salvia extract (10x strength)
10 ounces of drinking alcohol (151-191 proof)
1 glass measuring cup
2 glass jars (such as a pickle jar) that can hold the 10-ounce tincture mix
2 large glass bowls or square pyrex dishes (for optional purity test)
Small glass vials for portioning out your tincture (do not use plastic)
1 glass eyedropper (optional) with a rubber squeeze on the end (no plastic)

Optimizing the Salvia Tincture-Making Process through Effective Preparation Strategies

To prepare for the salvia tincture-making process, it is essential to follow some critical tips for optimal results.

First, avoid exposure to direct sunlight during the process, as this can affect the quality of the tincture.

Secondly, ensure that all tools and work areas are clean and contaminant-free.

Finally, as mentioned above, it’s crucial to avoid using plastic materials, as these can interfere with the salvia tincture.

By following these tips, you can help to ensure that your salvia tincture is of the highest quality and purity.

Making the Salvia Tincture step-by-step

Remember taking the time to properly make the salvia extract before moving on to the tincture-making process will ensure that the end product is of the highest quality. This should be your goal.

First Steps:

Choose a glass jar appropriate for the amount of salvia extract powder you will be using.
Pour the desired amount of drinking alcohol with a proof between 151-191 into the glass jar.
Add the salvia extract powder to the glass jar containing the alcohol.
Avoid using any metal or plastic materials when stirring, as this can ruin the mix (we use a bamboo fork).
Gently swirl or shake the glass jar for 5 minutes to dissolve the salvia extract powder in the alcohol.
Let the tincture sit for 5 more minutes after shaking or swirling.
Check to ensure that everything is clear and completely dissolved.
If the tincture is clear and completely dissolved, it is ready to use.

Pro Tip: If there is any material undissolved at the bottom of the jar, drain the clear tincture alcohol into a secondary glass jar, being sure to keep the unwanted sediment from transferring over.

Testing the purity of your Salvia Extract

To ensure the purity of your salvia extract, it’s recommended to perform a purity test using acetone.

Dissolve your extract in 100ml of acetone in a glass bowl or pyrex dish
stir for 5 minutes.
If the mixture is clear, the extract is free of tannin and other impurities.
If it’s cloudy, wait overnight and check for sediment.
Any sediment means tannin was left during extraction, and the salvinorin A has not dissolved completely.
Pour the acetone into another bowl, careful not to transfer any sediment.
Evaporate the acetone and scrape the container for your salvia extract.

Although optional, performing this test can improve the quality of your salvia tincture.

What is the best method for storing your Salvia potion?

The ideal container for storing salvia tincture is a dark-colored glass bottle with a tight-fitting cap or dropper. Amber or cobalt blue glass bottles are great options as they offer additional protection from light.

Pro-tips:

ensure that the container is clean and dry before use to avoid contamination.
label the container with the date of preparation and the strength of the tincture.

How long can I store Salvia Tincture?

A well-made Salvia tincture appropriately stored in an airtight, opaque container can last for several years. However, it’s important to note that the tincture’s potency may gradually decrease over time.

What kind of alcohol should I use to make Salvia Tincture?

Generally, high-proof neutral grain alcohol, such as Everclear, is recommended for making Salvia tincture.

Can Salvia Tincture be made without using alcohol?

Yes, Salvia Tincture can be made without using alcohol. Many customers use alternative solvents such as vinegar, glycerin, or propylene glycol.

Just be aware that using alternative solvents may have a different potency or taste compared to an alcohol-based tincture.

Salvia Tincture (What you need to be aware of)

To ensure a safe and positive experience, it is crucial to understand the effects of Salvia Divinorum before using the tincture.

Salvia can have a strong and fast-acting effect on the mind and body, and it is crucial to be prepared for the experience. Some people may experience intense hallucinations or disorientation, while others may feel relaxed and calm.

It is also important to be aware of the potential risks and precautions before using Salvia, such as not driving or operating heavy machinery under the influence.

By educating yourself on the effects and taking necessary precautions, you can have a safe and enjoyable experience with Salvia tincture.

Salvia divinorum – Traditional Method

Traditional Salvia divinorum use by the Mazatec people revolved around oral ingestion. The primary traditional method of use involves grinding large quantities of fresh salvia leaves and infusing water with them to make a salvia tea. This method has the drawback of being less potent because the active ingredient of salvia is poorly absorbed in the stomach. This is also a less attractive way of using salvia because the Salvia divinorum tea is extremely bitter and large quantities of it must be consumed for effects to be felt. The benefit of ingesting salvia orally is that the effects last longer than with other methods.

The other method of oral ingestion traditionally employed by the Mazatec is simply chewing and swallowing large quantities of leaves. This involves the same drawbacks and benefits as using a tea, but may be more potent, since salvia’s psychoactive ingredient (Salvinorin-A) is more readily absorbed by mucous membranes in the mouth than it is in the digestive tract.

At the 2008 World Psychedelic Forum in Basel, Switzerland, ethnobotanist Kathleen Harrison, described her experiences with the Mazatec Indians (see videos below), stressing that according to them the leaves must never be heated.

Salvia Usage – Modern Methods

Smoking Salvia

Smoking Salvia divinorum is a modern development. The primary consideration when smoking salvia is that a high temperature is required to vaporize the psychoactive chemical. Because of the difficulty in vaporizing salvinorin-a, large volumes of smoke need to be inhaled, and the smoke must be held in the lungs for a long period to maximize absorption. Smoking salvia in a cigarette is possible and some people experience effects from this method, but the most effective method for smoking salvia leaves is by using a water pipe. Smoking with a water pipe cools and condenses the smoke. This means that the smoke is less harsh, and it is easier to inhale a much larger quantity.

The benefit of smoking as a method of ingesting salvia is that the effects are more powerful than with other methods. When smoked, salvinorin-a is absorbed and metabolized quickly, so the hallucinogenic properties become apparent within moments of inhaling a few lungfuls of salvia smoke. The salvia effects brought about by smoking is more intense, but does not last as long as the trip from oral ingestion. The downside to smoking, of course, is the irritation to the lungs from the harsh smoke.

Chewing Salvia

A modern take on the traditional methods of use is chewing salvia in a manner similar to the way some tobacco users chew tobacco. Since it is now known that the gastrointestinal system largely deactivates salvia’s active compound, modern users maximize the potency of oral use by chewing fresh or re-hydrated leaves for long periods of time before swallowing them. Since the taste of Salvia divinorum is bitter and unpleasant, this method is not popular, but it is a viable alternative for users who are uncomfortable smoking, or who are seeking a longer lasting trip.

Salvia Tincture

Another modern method of oral ingestion is through the use of a tincture. A tincture is manufactured by extracting
salvinorin-a into a solvent. The tincture is then taken by dropping it under the tongue and letting it absorb into the bloodstream through the sub-lingual mucous membrane. The effects produced by consuming a salvia tincture vary depending on the potency of the particular tincture. Differences in manufacturing processes and raw materials leads to tinctures that can produce to mild effects as in traditional methods of use, or intense hallucinatory states the are similar to the effects of smoking salvia.

Using a salvia tincture gives the user all of the benefits of oral consumption, namely the extended duration of acute effects, without the drawbacks of unpleasant taste and mild psycho-activity.

Salvia Extract

The most popular method today, by far, is smoking Salvia divinorum extract. This happens to be the most widely available salvia for sale. As with tinctures, smokable extracts are produced by isolating salvinorin-a from salvia leaves through the use of solvents. As opposed to the final product being delivered in the solvent, however, manufacturing an extract involves producing pure salvinorin-a. To make the pure salvinorin-a smokable, it is used to fortify a small quantity of dried Salvia divinorum leaves. For example, a 20x salvia extract might fortify 5 grams of dried leaves with the pure salvinorin-a extracted from 100 grams of leaves, making those 5 grams 20 times more powerful.

Smoking salvia extract is clearly superior for users seeking the most powerful experience and the most reliable method of ingestion. Extract avoids the major difficulty of smoking normal leaves: vaporizing enough salvinorin-a. Because the extract leaves are fortified, much more of the active ingredient is present per a given volume of smoke. While normal salvia leaves may contain different levels of salvinorin-a, making the effects unpredictable and difficult to reproduce, users know exactly what they’re getting when smoking leaves fortified with pure salvinorin-a.

As a final note on Salvia divinorum methods of use, it’s important to remember that cultivation, handling and extraction processes all contribute the potency of any salvia obtained, so finding a quality supplier can be as important a factor as the method of ingestion.