CPC C07C 37/685 (2013.01) [B01D 11/0288 (2013.01); C07C 37/004 (2013.01); C07C 2601/14 (2017.05); C07C 2601/16 (2017.05)] | 24 Claims |
1. A method of producing a winterized, isolated cannabidiol the method comprising the steps of:
a) isolating a trichome from cannabis;
b) extracting the trichome of the cannabis using a first solvent selected from the group consisting of limonene, myrcene, pinene, humulene, geraniol, perillyl alcohol, terpineol, and mixtures thereof to produce a first extract of the trichome of the cannabis consisting essentially of cannabidiol;
wherein the limonene, myrcene, pinene, humulene, geraniol, perillyl alcohol and terpineol used for extraction are not derived from the trichome of the cannabis;
c) distilling the first extract of the trichome of the cannabis in (b) consisting essentially of the cannabidiol to produce a first isolate the cannabidiol;
d) extracting the first isolate of the cannabidiol using a second solvent selected from the group consisting of 1,4 dioxane, chloroform, dichloromethane, diethyl ether, acetone, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, hexane, pentane, heptane, and mixtures thereof to produce a second isolate of the cannabidiol; and
e) winterizing the distilled, second isolate of the cannabidiol of (d) to produce a winterized, isolated cannabidiol.
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