SWIM has a fair amount of kola nut and enjoys it... (contains caffeine and theobromine)

but drinking it is not-so-nice and capping and eating 4-7 caps is not fun.
SWIM tried making a tea out of it with 30ml shots containing 3g worth of nut. but it went rancid after a few weeks.

Would a simple water extraction and evaporation work? (like how they make instant coffee)
Would there be a relatively simply way to extract it?

SWIM has googled it and found extracts but no info on how they are made.


Thanks in advance.

I don't know any more about Kola Nut then whats on its wiki page but a water extraction would definitely work for at least for the caffeine and theobromine. I say it would definitely be worth a shot and then compare the extract to the whole nut effects wise.

as ron mentioned, it's not worth trying.
You can easily buy caffeine and teobromine online very cheaply.
the extraction includes basifying and pulling with chloroform or dcm (as with most xanthines)