HEMP ESSENTIAL OIL

Name   hemp
Latin name   Cannabis sativa
Purity   100% pure hemp essential oil
Extraction   low pressure steam distillation
Time of distillation   90 minutes
Yield   1.5 litres of essential oil for 1 tonne of fresh hemp distilled
Chimiotype   monoterpènes et sesquiterpènes : 46,4% myrcène- 14,2% caryophyllène – 4,52% 3-delta-carène – 4,19% humulène – 3,26% alpha-pinène,...Many other elements are also present in the oil.
Density   0,8389                                                                                   Rotation ability   - 0,3°                                                                     Refractory Index   1,4835                                                                      Appearance   liquid
Colour  golden yellow
Odour   typical, herbaceous                                                                        THC    Only an in-depth laboratory analysis is able to detect a very insignificant trace of “delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol”
Characteristics and utilisation   look at utilisation on this site

HEMP PRODUCED ON OUR FARM

Latin name   Cannabis sativa L.
Origin   Asia
Type of vegetation   annual
Variety   selected for essential oil
Method of multiplication   sowing
Number of plants   At sowing – 2 plants per m², at harvesting – 1 plant per m²(males eliminated)
Time of sowing   mid-April
Time of harvesting   mid-September
Duration of vegetation   approximately 150 days
Suitable land   deep light soil, rich in humus
Position    sunny
Height   2 to 3 metres
Flower   dioic
Time of flowering   June to August Elimination of males   June to August  
Proportion of males  approximately 40% (destroyed as flowering takes place)

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