ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 April 1972
Page Count: 4

Identification of Phytosterols in Red Oil Extract of Cannabis
Fenselau, C
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Md.

Hermann, G
Chemistry Laboratory, U.S. Customs Service, Md.

(Received 22 November 1971; accepted 10 December 1971)

Abstract

Red oil extract of cannabis traditionally is obtained from the ethanol extractable constituents of hemp. That portion of the ethanol-extracted material which remains after steam distillation and aqueous washing is distilled under vacuum and constitutes crude red oil, an item of illegal commerce.

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Paper ID: JFS10682J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10682J
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