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May 10, 2024 📙 2 min read

Magnolia grandis

Magnolia grandis is a large evergreen tree species that grows in China and Vietnam. The species is used for timber...

Feb 28, 2024 📙 2 min read

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

True cinnamon comes from the bark of the Cinnamomum zeylanicum tree. It has been used for centuries from...

Feb 7, 2024 📙 1 min read

Naio

Naio (Myoporum sandwicense) is a small tree or shrub that is native to Hawaii. Early Hawaiians used Naio for building...

Jan 31, 2024 📙 2 min read

Antimicrobial, Insecticidal, and Cytotoxic Properties of Wild-Grown Cannabis sativa...

Cannabis sativa L. is one of the three species of genus Cannabis that includes C. sativa, C. indica, and C. ruderalis...

Jan 10, 2024 📙 1 min read

Mentha x piperita

Do you love the flavor of peppermint in your tea, mints, and toothpaste? Peppermint (Mentha x piperita) is...

Dec 14, 2023 📙 1 min read

Cannabis Terpenes

Spicy, earthy, fruity, and skunky are all words used to describe some of the cannabis aromas. For some, cannabis...

Feb 7, 2024 📙 1 min read

The History of the Rose

Roses have been cultivated for thousands of years. In fact, the oldest living rose, which grows on the wall of...

Jan 31, 2024 📙 2 min read

Ways We Can Support the CBD Hemp Industry

Educated consumers understand they should be looking for goods that support giving back to communities that have...

Aug 3, 2021 📙 1 min read

Historical Timeline of Cannabis

From early civilization to modern day, the story of cannabis is a roller coaster of innovation, commercialization and...

Jul 30, 2021 📙 7 min read

Utilizing Hemp for Environmental Solutions

The focus for this blog will center specifically on implementing hemp as an economic, safe, and natural way to...

Jul 13, 2021 📙 1 min read

Cannabis Processing: Cultivation to Consumer

In this third rendition of Cannabis Education by APRC we show one form of cannabis process: from cultivating to...

Jun 16, 2021 📙 1 min read

What is the Endocannabinoid System?

In this second rendition of Cannabis Education by APRC we talk about the endocannabinoid system and the...

May 10, 2024 📙 2 min read

The Importance of Cannabis Testing

Proper testing is essential. Without testing, Cannabis products pose several issues that the consumer should be...

May 24, 2021 📙 9 min read

The many uses of Cannabis sativa

Plants are the ultimate alchemical beings as they can transform sunlight, water, and carbon...

Apr 13, 2021 📙 7 min read

Flavonoids

A flavonoid is a plant constituent with a polyphenolic (compounds containing numerous phenol...

Apr 6, 2021 📙 14 min read

The Importance of Lab Testing in Cannabis and Cannabis Products

Cannabis has finally managed to make it to the mainstream. It went from being an illegal substance to...

Apr 6, 2021 📙 6 min read

The Importance of Drying in the CBD Hemp Industry

From the Field to the Market The final steps in the growing process include harvesting and drying. This is the most

Apr 6, 2021 📙 8 min read

Cannabis Terpenes: The Nose Knows

Terpenes, volatile compounds regarded as essential oils from a plant, have been a buzzword for the cannabis industry for

Apr 10, 2021 📙 5 min read

Cannabis Anatomy- Why the Plant Differentiation

Cannabis sativa is dioecious, meaning there are separate plants for each sex. In certain crops, cultivators desire...

Apr 6, 2021 📙 1 min read

Different Cultivation Methods of Cannabis

It is theorized that the cannabis plant was domesticated by our ancestors thousands of years ago. From its origin...

Apr 16, 2021 📙 11 min read

A Beginner’s Guide to All Things Cannabis

The recent legalization of adult-use and medicinal cannabis in various states, as well as the federal legalization of hemp,...

Apr 26, 2021 📙 4 min read

Adulteration in the Hemp and Cannabis Markets

What is Adulteration? There are many forms of adulteration and contamination that involve natural and artificial sources of hazardous...

May 16, 2021 📙 1 min read

The EndoCannabinoid System

Absolutes are created through solvent extraction, rather than distillation. Often, plants used to make absolutes do not...

May 16, 2021 📙 1 min read

Jasmine Absolute Adulteration

Absolutes are created through solvent extraction, rather than distillation. Often, plants used to make absolutes do not...

May 19, 2021 📙 3 min read

Cannabinoids vs. Cannabimimetic Compounds

Cannabinoids are compounds found primarily in the cannabis plant that are able to affect...

June 6, 2021 📙 1 min read

Cannabinoids 101

Cannabinoids, or phytocannabinoids, are chemical compounds found in cannabis...

June 16, 2021 📙 1 min read

The History of Lavender

Lavender has been cultivated throughout history. While its popularity has fluctuated over the...

June 26, 2021 📙 1 min read

Lemon Verbena Adulteration

Lemon verbena is a relatively rare oil with readily available components, which often leads...

Apr 6, 2021 📙 2 min read

The LC-MS: How We Test for Pesticides

One of the many tests we perform at APRC is on the LC-MS (Liquid Chromatography - Mass...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Agarwood Adulteration

Agarwood oil, or oud, is a complex oil which has many unidentified compounds. Due to...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 3 min read

The Paper Test

Have you ever heard of the paper test? The theory goes that if you put a drop of essential oil on a...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 2 min read

Osmanthus Adulteration

Osmanthus absolute is a rare and expensive product on the market. This is partially due to the compound ionone,...

Apr 6, 2021 📙 1 min read

Marker Formation in Synthetic Methyl Salicylate

Wintergreen and Birchwood essential oils contain more than 98% methyl salicylate. As high...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

APRC's Microlab

APRC is constantly evolving and growing as the premiere third-party laboratory specializing in aromatic plants. Our...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 2 min read

Ylang Ylang Adulteration

Cananga odorata, or ylang ylang, is a flowering tree with a unique scent. The flowers of the Cananga tree are often...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 2 min read

Frankincense Adulteration

We’d like to share the GC-MS results for the frankincense oil we adulterated as well as its original...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Melissa Adulteration

Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) creates a unique oil that has more natural and synthetic substitution risks...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 2 min read

Japan & Taiwan by Aaron Sorensen

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Japan and give presentations on essential oil quality control...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 2 min read

Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry

GC-MS (Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry) analyzes an oil by taking a small sample and volatilizing it into a gas...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Basil (Linalool Type) Adulteration

Adulteration is a major issue in the essential oil industry. It can occur at any level of the supply chain and in any...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Perfume Creation

Aromatic plants are popular for essential oil production, which are in high demand in the fragrance industry. Flowers are the...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Essential Oil Distillation

Essential oils are primarily obtained by distillation. A distillation unit consists of several pipes and flasks, usually made of...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Bergamot Adulteration

Bergamot is mainly produced for the essential oil industry. Since limited quantities are available per season,...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 2 min read

Magnolia Adulteration

As a rarer oil, magnolia is often subject to adulteration. Since magnolia plants can offer two similar oils, magnolia leaf oil is...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Conradina canescens

Conradina represents a group of evergreen, compact, perennial shrubs with virgule branches...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Pink Pepper Adulteration

As a newer oil, pink pepper has not been fully explored. Adulteration methods up to this...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 3 min read

An Interview with Dr. DeCarlo: Part 2

We spend a lot of time with the local communities and discuss sustainable sourcing...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 4 min read

An Interview with Dr. DeCarlo

And frankincense, really, has needed modernization. Desperately. Especially now with the demand for it more and...

Jul 30, 2021 📙 7 min read

Tea Tree Adulteration

As you know, there are many ways to adulterate an oil and as a result, nearly 80% of oils on the market are...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Lemon Adulteration

As you know from our previous posts, there are three common ways to adulterate an oil. An oil can be watered...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Neroli Adulteration

Neroli oil is distilled from the flower of the bitter orange tree. It’s a relatively rare oil, and is fairly expensive, priced at...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Essential Oil Adulteration 101

Did you know that there is no proven “hack” to tell if an oil is adulterated from home? Reading the ingredients actually...

Jun 16, 2021 📙 1 min read

The Genus Salvia and its Species

Salvia is a genus of plant that has several common species. Dr. Prabodh Satyal and William Setzer, APRC board...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 2 min read

Two Species of Artemisia

Over the years, Dr. Setzer has studied many plants and written several publications on the...

Apr 5, 2021 📙 1 min read

Turmeric Adulteration

Turmeric oil, like many oils, is often subject to adulteration. One of the main kinds...

APRC Blog

Magnolia grandis

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Naio

Antimicrobial, Insecticidal, and Cytotoxic Properties of Wild-Grown Cannabis sativa...

Mentha x piperita

Cannabis Terpenes

The History of the Rose

Ways We Can Support the CBD Hemp Industry

Historical Timeline of Cannabis

Utilizing Hemp for Environmental Solutions

Cannabis Processing: Cultivation to Consumer

What is the Endocannabinoid System?

The Importance of Cannabis Testing

The many uses of Cannabis sativa

Flavonoids

The Importance of Lab Testing in Cannabis and Cannabis Products

The Importance of Drying in the CBD Hemp Industry

Cannabis Terpenes: The Nose Knows

Cannabis Anatomy- Why the Plant Differentiation

Different Cultivation Methods of Cannabis

A Beginner’s Guide to All Things Cannabis

Adulteration in the Hemp and Cannabis Markets

The EndoCannabinoid System

Jasmine Absolute Adulteration

Cannabinoids vs. Cannabimimetic Compounds

Cannabinoids 101

The History of Lavender

Lemon Verbena Adulteration

The LC-MS: How We Test for Pesticides

Agarwood Adulteration

The Paper Test

Osmanthus Adulteration

Marker Formation in Synthetic Methyl Salicylate

APRC's Microlab

Ylang Ylang Adulteration

Frankincense Adulteration

Melissa Adulteration

Japan & Taiwan by Aaron Sorensen

Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry

Basil (Linalool Type) Adulteration

Perfume Creation

Essential Oil Distillation

Bergamot Adulteration

Magnolia Adulteration

Conradina canescens

Pink Pepper Adulteration

An Interview with Dr. DeCarlo: Part 2

An Interview with Dr. DeCarlo

Tea Tree Adulteration

Lemon Adulteration

Neroli Adulteration

Essential Oil Adulteration 101

The Genus Salvia and its Species

Two Species of Artemisia

Turmeric Adulteration

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