On another note, has anyone tried extracting from P. Viridis? I know that working with leaf material can be a bitch, chlorophyll and other nasties often cause problems that you won't see with MHRB . It has been done successfully yet there is fuck all information on this specific topic available.
Extracting from viridis is about as difficult as using phalaris, maybe a little easier. There are several things you should keep in mind when extracting from viridis:
1)when shredding the material, you MUST use the freezer/blender/freezer/blender method. Freezing the material makes the water in the leaf expand and break up the cell structure, and you need to do this a couple of times (along with shredding it in the blender) as leafy material is much, much harder to pulverize than bark. You need to leave it in the acidic water a little longer than normal too, and be sure to simmer it a little to help the extraction.
2) the only acceptable defatting solvent for shit with chlorophyll is toulene or xylene. Dont forget to wash the solution with the extraction solvent (preferably DCM) at least once to get rid of the residual aromatic defatting solvent. A few defats are needed as there is a ton more lipids in leafy material than bark.
3) although I cant say for sure whether or not it actually makes a difference, having some proper lab equipment (1 l seperatory funnels, 1 l vaccume filter flask w/ buchner funnel and whatman #3 filter papers), digital ph meter (you can find them cheap, like $50) etc really makes the process a LOT easier and more efficient. Since you are working with a more difficult material, having these conveniences pays off.
I'm not sure, but I think viridis also contains 5meoDMT and other chems, so be wary of that.