Hi Ommani! Nice to see you!
You're right. I referred to an extreme case about stored rue to get my point across. İt's not black and white. The strain and the way it is harvested and processed can make a big difference, and reportedly some batches of store bought rue are superior to others, as in
@northape's report of his experience with Iranian seeds being superior to others, including being more "spiritual."
Besides that, if you have a basic sensitivity to energies, you will always recognize the essence of rue in an Ayahuasca analogue no matter how old the seeds are.
Yet again, nothing comes close to fresh seeds, imhe