THCa Extract

SweetSue;2969550 said:

While wandering the Internet yesterday I stumbled through the virtual doorway of Ladybug. The site's dedicated to cannabis awareness with a strong lean towards pediatric patients. I recommend the site for their brilliant interviews, if nothing else. During the interview with Jason Cranford, dispensary owner and cannabis activist in Colorado, he shared his recipe for a THCA tincture prepared in your crockpot.

Necessary tools:
- crock pot capable of maintaining a temperature of 140 degrees F
- laser thermometer to make sure the temperature is constant
- stainless fork or whisk
- filtering/straining material (coffee filter, paint strainer bag, food strainer - your choice)

Supplies
- carrier oil of your choice: 33 ml per gram of cannabis
- plant material, ground (a food processor works well)

Process
- Combine plant material and oil in the crockpot and bring it up to 140 degrees F.
- Keep it at this temperature for four hours, being sure to occasionally agitate it with a fork or whisk.
- Strain and bottle. It's ready to use immediately.

They're learning more every day about the healing potential of the acid cannabinoids. Much of what's been turning up suggests the carboxylic acid cannabinoids are often as effective, if not more so, than the de-carboxylated ones in treating nausea, vomiting and inflammation.

Kate Welsh over at Skunk Pharm Research put together a thorough look at the current understanding of THCA and CBDA.

Cannabinoid Carboxylic Acids THCA And CBDA; Their Potential Functions Applications And Methods Of Extraction

It wouldn't surprise me to learn that the acid cannabinoids do much, much more than we now know.

It's not something to replace a protocol using high THC to treat cancer, or any disease really, but something worthy of consideration to augment the protocol and possibly speed healing.

Click to expand...