Au contraire mon frere. Microwaving does more than just heat!

Recent Extraction Techniques for Natural Products Paper

from the document: "In the case of extraction, the advantage of microwave heating is the disruption of weak hydrogen bonds promoted by the dipole rotation of the molecules."

and

"Localised heating leads to the expansion and rupture of cell walls and is followed by the liberation of essential oils into the solvent"

I know we're looking for salts here rather than oils, but rupturing the cell walls is certainly what we want to do!

It helps to have a newer microwave that provides a more homogeneous field and a variable inverter to deliver ~600w of power (most microwaves pulse their highest power only).

Since Jayrocco was able to get good results with whole seeds, I'll try an extraction with whole microwaved seeds (after one freeze/thaw). I'll be back with results in about a week!

Thanks Jayrocco for posting results of your experiment!