Funny to see this thread again today, I started a 200 grams Syrian Rue extraction after I read it and just finished the first part, the crystals are drying as we speak. I wonder how they'll dry up, they're almost pure white right now
As an amateur/ hobbyist I love this extraction, the Manske is also a very cool reaction. I hope you don't mind me spewing a couple of tips from the top of my head, just a couple of things that made life easier for me.
I learned that you can do extractions with any bottle or jar that you happen to have lying around but nothing beats laboratory glassware. For example, SR extraction takes a lot of filtering and nothing supports funnels better than erlenmeyer flasks. Also nothing is easier for pouring stuff into that funnel than a beaker with a spout. Or another erlenmeyer flask. Plus it looks way cooler.
I have a 60ml syringe with a piece of tube that works very well for sucking up the leftover liquid after the first time I base my soup with a solution of sodium hydroxide. I have another one that's great for plugging, I should really label those two sometime.
Don't forget to collect all cotton balls and coffee filters you use in the process, and do an extra boil or two on them. I've just started this second extraction today and it looks like the yield's going to be good.
I left out the Manske for a while to get a full-spectrum extract. There were some reports at the time that vasicin and vasicinone a.o. (from the top of my head) had beneficial effects and I wanted to keep them. I guess a full-spectrum extract would be more like a 'pure syrian rue' experience. Might be cool to look into.
(maybe not for women though, especially when pregnant)
Also, look on the dmt-nexus to find a lot of knowledgeable people who have already answered most of your questions.
The extraction removes a lot of stuff that doesn't looks like it would do your body much good, so the extract should be easier on the body.
I can't really say much about the quality of the experience I'm afraid. You say you get visuals but for me the effects are way more subtle. I like to chew a couple of teaspoons of SR seeds now and then for a pleasant, uplifting effect, or dose harmalas daily for a while but mostly I use the extract to make changa.
You say syrian rue works as a psychedelic for you, what are your doses? And could you elaborate a bit on what the effects are for you?