reptyle Posted December 3, 2003 can anyone tell me if this is sceletium sp. i found a mad patch of it growing in my area... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterdragon Posted December 3, 2003 right street, wrong house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t st tantra Posted December 5, 2003 cant quite see the leaf bases but i think its an aptenia species.i have made a kanna analogue from a similar plant,it was active. t s t . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Cadaver Posted December 6, 2003 That's an Aptenia. The most simple way to see if it is a Sceletium species is to check for skeletonised old leaves. None of these then it isn't a Sceletium. Aptenia contains Mesembrine, lots of oxalates as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reptyle Posted December 11, 2003 [ 11. December 2003, 13:16: Message edited by: reptyle ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reptyle Posted December 11, 2003 Is it prepared in the same way as scel? does the fermentation take care of the oxalates? or do they create a problem? thanks for the help with the ID. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Cadaver Posted December 11, 2003 Preparing it the same way would theoretically get rid of nasties, but who knows for sure. It would be great it someone out there would test it however :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
friendly Posted December 12, 2003 Heating the dried plant material (or drying it for that matter) in an oven set to 175 degrees farenheit (slightly warmer than warm oven) removes most of the oxalates and improves the strength of the actives. Heat dry material for 1 hour; heat wet material until completely dry. Aptenia cordifolia was tested and found to contain approximately 12% of the Mesembrine of Sceletium species. [ 12. December 2003, 03:31: Message edited by: friendly ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reptyle Posted December 14, 2003 a gnome i know gave it a try recently. cooked in oven and smoked didnt taste to bad and had a relaxing and smooth effect. my little gnome however had also had a point of pure and several cones so effect may have been blurred. however it is definately active Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antrenom Posted January 12, 2004 Wow,i happen to have a LOAD of them growing all over my property,had no idea they were active untill now. I'll have something to entertain me tonight :D Would simmering it in water filtering through a coffee filter work to get out the oxalates? Then I could evap the water and smoke what remains. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theobromos Posted January 12, 2004 Is a point very different from a blunt? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Posted January 12, 2004 I think he means point = .1g Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reptyle Posted January 12, 2004 i do mean .1g thanks for clearing that up jack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
