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icariin question

asecin

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hi how do i consume this 90% pure icariin, since its not bioavailable in water or fat, and im not sure if it works with ethanol. any ideas by the specialists here?? i hate when those things require very precise specific methods to get their bioavilability and i have trouble finding good reliable source on google, damn it!
 
You sure it's not at least slightly soluble in hot water? I'd expect a compound that looks like a bunch of sugars tacked on a flavonoid to be kinda water soluble.

If that doesn't work try high proof ethanol, I'd bet that would work with a pretty high level of confidence, if that still doesn't work maybe try acetone (people use the latter to make high potency S. divinorum extracts, reportedly works better than ethanol because you can use much less solvent overall)

You can also just eat the stuff in a capsule and let the small intestine do its stuff. Usually bile/digestive fluids are better solvents than straight up water.
 
Solubility in DMSO is 50 mg/ml, at least according to sigma aldrich. but I am not sure if DMSO is safe to ingest, even though it is reported to be non toxic..... do your own research I guess.
 
DMSO is safe to ingest as long as it's pure enough.
 
It's a common enough solvent, you should be able to find it on the internet...
 
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