From: [t--ch--r] at [eworld.com] (Tailchaser)
Newsgroups: alt.drugs.chemistry
Subject: EPHEDRINE FROM MA HUANG
Date: 8 Nov 1995 21:00:34 -0800

Ephedrine from Ma Huang
(by the insane Tailchaser and Kirsty)

We used one pound of fresh  Ma Huang to do these extractions.
We also tried it with one pound of dried Ma Huang as well--details follow.
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(1st process)
The Ma Huang was powdered in a flour mill.  
(this took about ten minutes, as the mill could only deal with four ounces
of herb at one time)

The fine powder was placed in a four quart pyrex pot.
about 750ml of grain alcohol was used to cover the powder.
(for this process, we used EverClear from our local spirit hut)

The pot and alcohol was allowed to warm to 90 degrees F.
(don't bring to a boil, as it will destroy the ephedrine)

After allowing it to "steep" for ten minutes, the pot was removed from the
stove.

After fifteen minutes, we filtered the mush, through a #15 gold filter
with a coffee filter inside the gold filter.  The mush was then set aside.

The filtered solution was poured into a 1" deep sponge cake pan, covered
with a cheese cloth and allowed to dry.

The solution dried in 12 hours, leaving only a fine white powder, (Which
the GSA at my bud's job, showed to be 70% Ephedrine, and 30% misc. 
(Mostly oils that the alcohol couldn't break down.))

So we Trekked back to the herb shop, and purchased another two pounds of
Ma Huang.  They only had one fresh, so had to buy one that was dry.
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2nd process

This time, we processed the Ma in the flour mill as we did the first time,
and placed it in a four quart pyrex pot.  

To the pot, we added 750ml of Naptha and let it soak for three days.
The mush was filtered through a #15 gold filter and coffee filter as we
did earlier.  The naptha solution was set aside for the second batch.
The mush was allowed to dry for three days.  (it dried into a fine
powder.)
The mush was then transfered to a fresh pyrex, and covered with 750ml of
grain alcohol, and allowed to soak for two days.
The mush was filtered as above, and the solution was marked solution "A."
The mush was then placed back into the pyrex, and covered with another
750ml of grain alcohol.  this time, it was allowed to soak for one day.
The mush was filtered as above, and then was trashed.

The second solution, was combined with the first, and was poured into a 1"
sponge cake pan to dry.

It dried in one day, leaving behind a fine white powder.
The analyzer at school, showed 99% Ephedrine.
The total Ephedrine extracted from one pound of Ma Huang was
96grams. 

We used our ephedrine as one might, and it worked beyond our expectations!
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3rd process
with the dried Ma Huang

We used the same method as number 2, only after the naptha and filtration
and drying,  we just soaked the mush once in the alcohol.  After that, we
filtered the mush as earlier, and threw it out.  We saved the alcohol
mixture in a dark brown jug.... but first poured one shot glass full into
24oz of orange juice.  The two of us split the juice.

WOW!  I thought my heart was going to burst.  
I heard some of the highest pitched sounds that I didn't think could even
exist.  My bud had a look on her face, that was like a little kid on her
first roller coaster ride.... she was stoked.  Neither of us slept for two
days.  (you can't believe how clean our house is!  nothing like time for
everything)
We're going to try a little more "elixer" tonight, only .5 of a shot for
both of us though.


peace and fast times,



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