Lecithin....
Lol the epitome of laziness, i took a quote from me...where the first half i didnt even feel like explaining. And didnt this time either.
lecithin.......
"In the pharmaceutical industry, it acts as a wetting, stabilizing agent and a choline enrichment carrier, helps in emulsifications and encapsulation, and is a good dispersing agent. It can be used in manufacture of intravenous fat infusions and for therapeutic use.
is an excellent emulsifier. In aqueous solution, its phospholipids can form either liposomes, bilayer sheets, micelles, or lamellar structures, depending on hydration and temperature."
sorry not in an explaining kind of mood today ^from wiki
heres a quote from my coconut oil thread. Why we use coconut
"....Now Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) are medium-chain (8 to 10 carbons, kinda 6-12)
In the digestive system MCTs are broken down into individual fatty acids (MCFA). Unlike other fatty acids, MCFA are absorbed directly from the intestines into the portal vein and sent straight to the liver where they are, for the most part, burned as fuel much like a carbohydrate. In this respect they act more like carbohydrates than like fats.
Other fats require pancreatic enzymes to break them into smaller units. They are then absorbed into the intestinal wall and packaged into bundles of fat (lipid) and protein called lipoproteins. These lipoproteins are carried by the lymphatic system, bypassing the liver, and then dumped into the bloodstream, where they are circulated throughout the body. As they circulate in the blood, their fatty components are distributed to all the tissues of the body. The lipoproteins get smaller and smaller, until there is little left of them. At this time they are picked up by the liver, broken apart, and used to produce energy
MCTs do not require bile salts for digestion and therefore, passively absorbed by the intestinal tract into the blood stream where they are used for energy.. of course a bit simplified but basically faster onset and less degradation occurs.
Rich sources of MCTs include palm kernel oil, coconut oil and camphor tree drupes."
now an emulsion doesnt help anything we want it all dissolved in, it would be great in salad dressing though. we put it in a carrier to raise polarity and increase efficiency..
thc has a logp of about 7
In practice optimum colonic absorption is 1.32, intestinal is 1.35, oral 1.8, Cns 2, percutaneous at 2.6 and sublingual 5.5
Shorter chain triglycerides have a much higher polarity holding less in suspension and not being absorbed as quickly
an emulsion encapsulates..we dont want a suspension of cannabinoids. to make use of the coconut we want it dissolved in solution-not suspension.. it doesnt need help to be dispersed evenly this is the definition of a solution -homogenous.
All from a previous conversation on lecithen
You want to heat the oil and saturate it slowly with your hash concentrate
Ummmm decarbing...
Thca's half life is between 35-90 days depending exact environment...the less heat used the better, not only for preserving cannabinoids but retaining medicinal terpenes as well.
The good folks at ncbi
Have stated when decarbed at 500(your lighter) 50% or so makes it as intact thc when decarbed at 210 70% makes it..when decarbed at 170 something like 81% when decarbed without heat its in the high 80's...at that point light and air oxidation will play a factor and limit you, also decarbing will never give a 100% return as the cooh group is missing..
thca converts to active thc now a smaller molecule, the rest is degraded to delta 8 and to a lesser extent some cbn is formed...cbn starts to rapidly form just over 400°f
If you want more on the subject try....
Pharmaceutical applications of hot melt-extrusion: part I.
Authors Crowley MM, et al.
Journal
Drug Dev Ind Pharm. 2007 Sep;33(9):909-26.
Or
The long term stability of cannabis resin and extracts
A
ustralian Journal of Forensic Sciences (Impact Factor: 0.7). 09/2010; 42:181-190. DOI: 10.1080/00450610903258144