After hearing  from multiple sources that the elaeagnus angustifolia likely
contained harmala alkaloids, I decided I would do a few experiments and find out.

   I acquired some elaeagnus angustifolia bark, leaves, and berries and made a solution with each. The leaves, bark and the fruit of the berries all seemed to have an easily detectable amounts of harmala alkaloids. The harmala alkaloids were detected with a black light. The bark produced a dark brown solution that fluoresced yellow-green under a black
light, while the leafs and berries created a nearly clear solution that fluoresced more yellow under a black light.

   What I have observed through the simple test black light test, along with what I have read from sources as well as this post on Erowid, I am convinced that there is a significant amount of harmala alkaloids in elaeagnus angustifolia to make it well worth while to extract or to make an ayahuasca analogue from.

If anyone tries an ayahuasca mixture with elaeagnus angustifolia, or extracts the harmala alkaloids further please let me know. I am very interested in hearing about it.

I have attached a very poor picture of the extracts fluorescence.

All right, as it is obvious that is is either a forgotten issue, or one no one cares about...I'll be changing the topic.

I have had a considerably hard time extracting the harmala alkalioids out of this plant, which it does contain. I'd like to see this be able to yield some nice crystals, but I have had no luck with it -- Does anyone have ideas on how I might effectively do this?
I know there are several ways, the most common using salting out techniques when it comes to seeds of peganum harmala, but I don't think that will work here very well, due to the teas concentration being much lower in alkaloids, and much higher in oils.
Solvent extraction is an option, but I don't know how this could be done, I am pretty sure harmala alkaloids do not form decent salts with acids.

Or something more realisting........

 do you have the majority of the materials present in the plant? If so Im sure I could work out a nice extraction for you real quick, atlest in theory. Chemical seperation and purification is one of my stronger points. Odds are if the alkaloids are hard to form nice crystals, its more then likely due to the fact of using a mineral acid such as HCl since some materials form salts that are hygroscopic much easier then larger organic salts. If you are able to condence a Non polar solution of the material it may become possible to form the basic base of the material and produce crystals thru that manner but they would be more unstable and prone to oxygen/

Tannins will give you a false positive on the blacklight test.

Manske's method of precipitating the harmala hydrochlorides from a cold NaCl solution works very well. The precipitate does need to be repeatably cleaned with alcohol though.