Extracts

[Kathy305]

Hey everyone! Does anyone have much experience with extracts? I can't get my mind around exactly how to use them, how much to use etc. Interested in getting feedback from the group.

Thanks!

[BlendsAreMyFriends]

On really bad pain days I add. 2g of pure alk from Magnum Opus to my regular dose. Sometimes my regular dose the next day doesn't seem as effective but when the pain is bad enough it is worth the trade off to me.

[l5s1bgon]

On really bad pain days I add. 2g of pure alk from Magnum Opus to my regular dose. Sometimes my regular dose the next day doesn't seem as effective but when the pain is bad enough it is worth the trade off to me.

I also recommend MOB pure alks, had some last night actually. These are total alk pulls meaning they use a tek that captures all the alks from the starting leaf. This means that you can take their extract by itself if you wish, whereas most crude "50X" or "100X" extracts aren't great on their own and need to be taken with leaf.

I use the conversion of 100 mg (0.1 g) of pure alks = ~5 g of leaf. This assumes a 100% efficient extraction and starting leaf that is 2% alks, which is probably overestimating things but this ratio has been working well for me. Using this ratio I have not noticed any changes in my tolerance as long as I don't exceed my usual daily leaf total. For example, if I have already had 2g of leaf that day and I want my daily total to be around 6g, then I will only take 80 mg of extract. The tincture is very convenient because you don't need an accurate milligram scale to measure it.

MOB's pure alks feel very "mitragyniney" and fast to me. They're great for balancing out flat, low end reds. I have only tried their green md alks, now they also make white md alks and they briefly had some red md alks. I was excited to try the red alks but by the time I got around to ordering them they were out of stock, lucky me lol. If anyone reading this has tried the red md alks please let me know what you think of them. Very curious if they have more low end notes.

[yaboobala]

Wish I never touched them....They drove my tolerance way up and I couldn't enjoy regular leaf for a long time after I stopped taking them. Plus they are missing some of the active compounds you get with regular leaf....Not worth it imo

[e_poison]

Wish I never touched them....They drove my tolerance way up and I couldn't enjoy regular leaf for a long time after I stopped taking them. Plus they are missing some of the active compounds you get with regular leaf....Not worth it imo

Yeah, this is exactly why I'm avoiding extracts for now. My tolerance is already super high, and I think going down the extract path is a road I don't want to travel. Although, I would consider it maybe like once a month or a special occasion.

[BlendsAreMyFriends]

I use it for breakthrough pain. I don't use it ever two days in a row. That way it doesn't mess with my tolerance very much.

And using the MOB pure alk isn't as hard on my system as some of the usual extracts.

[Madison808]

I like magnum opus tincture. I use 1.5 to 2 ml. Per dose. I measure it using one of those liquid medicine syringe thingys. According to the bottle It equals to right around 3-4 grams of plain leaf. It definitely is a more stimulating experience. It’s super convenient to dose while at work and if u mix it with a little orange juice your golden. Hope this helps.

[MetalMamaRocks]

I like magnum opus tincture. I use 1.5 to 2 ml. Per dose. I measure it using one of those liquid medicine syringe thingys. According to the bottle It equals to right around 3-4 grams of plain leaf. It definitely is a more stimulating experience. It’s super convenient to dose while at work and if u mix it with a little orange juice your golden. Hope this helps.

I like MO's tincture too. I would like to see them use some different strains though, like a pure white or red. I think the one they have now is green maleng da, which is good but i would just like to try something different.

I would also like to try making my own. Everyone says it's easy, but between my job and babysitting grandkids I don't have much time to experiment.