Hi Folks
I read a lot of threads on extracting harmaloids from Caapi and decided to give it a go.
I'm having a bit of a problem understanding where I went wrong, and where to go next with this extraction.
Firstly, what I have done so far.
I pressure cooked my Caapi leaves in vinegar solution for 2 hours and precipitated the product with sodium carbonate solution. The precipitate didn't really settle so I decided to filter it with coffee filters (I'm thinking a bad idea).
As can be seen in the picture I now have 5 filters with a dried red substance stuck in them.
The questions are.
1. Is it worth continuing with this project or are has it gone badly wrong?
2. If it is worth continuing, what's the best way to get the red goo out of the filters and get the harmaloids out of the goo (if there are any)?
Thanks for looking
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