Optimal condition of cannabis maceration to obtain the high cannabidiol and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol content

An Acad Bras Cienc. 2019 Oct 14;91(3):e20190676. doi: 10.1590/0001-3765201920190676. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

The aim of this work was to optimize a maceration condition of cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.). A circumscribed central composite experimental design was applied in this work. Temperature and time were varied from 40-80 °C and 30-90 min, respectively. The three responses (i.e., extraction yield, cannabidiol content, and Δ9- tetrahydrocannabinol content) were predicted by computer software. The yield was high when cannabis was macerated using ethanol at high temperature and long duration time. While cannabidiol and Δ9- tetrahydrocannabinol content was high when macerating at a low heating temperature and short duration time. The optimal condition provided the simultaneous high of cannabidiol and Δ9- tetrahydrocannabinol content was 40 °C for 30 min. The prediction was accurate due to low percent error. This optimal condition could be used as a guide for maceration of cannabis to obtain the extract containing a high content of cannabidiol and Δ9- tetrahydrocannabinol.

MeSH terms

  • Cannabidiol / analysis*
  • Cannabis / chemistry*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Dronabinol / analysis
  • Dronabinol / isolation & purification*
  • Methods
  • Plant Extracts / analysis*
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Cannabidiol
  • Dronabinol