In a recently published article by Hanuš et al. (1), three new cannabinoids have been identified from a sample of Indian hashish; cannabiorcochromene, cis-D9-tetrahydrocannabivarol and cannabinerol.
The study focused on identifying the main cannabinoid content of hashish samples from Morocco, Lebanon and India seized by Czech and Israel police forces. In the Indian sample from the Czech republic they also preformed a quantitative analysis of cannabinoids and terpenes which led to the identification of the three new cannabinoids. This brings the total number of cannabinoids identified in the cannabis plant to 120, although according to Dr. Hanuš lectures, the total sum is higher, amounting to 144 identified cannabinoids (Hanuš, march 2016).
Analysis of the the different hashish samples from Lebanon, Morocco and India also showed some interesting results. In Lebanese hashish the content of CBD was high and THC was low (2-3:1 CBD:THC ratio) while the Moroccan samples showed the opposite, high in THC and low in CBD (1:2-3 CBD:THC ratio). Indian hashish had a mixed range of ratios but showed higher
amounts of propylcannabinoids, such as D9-tetrahydrocannabivarin
(THCV) or cannabivarin (CBV). From the results of the analysis, hashish of Lebanese origin was indicative of fiber-type phenotype and Moroccan pf the drug-type phenotype.
Refernces:
- Lumír O. Hanuš, Rina Levy, Dafna De La Vega, Limor Katz, Michael Roman,Pavel Tomíček (2016): The main cannabinoids content in hashish samples seized in Israel and
Czech Republic, Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, DOI: 10.1080/07929978.2016.1177983
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