Phytochemical screening and Spectroscopic characterization of cannabis sativa L, cultivated in Mt Kenya region, Kenya

  1. John Wamumwe Mwangi
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Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the phytochemicals and characterize cannabis sativa leaf extracts because they are the one consumed with HPLC, GC-MS, VV-VIS, FT-IR and AAS . phytochemical screening showed that phenols and tannins ware the determinant phytochemicals, FT-IR analyzed functional group present, HPLC showed that Catechin acid di-hydrate was the major compound in the dichloromethane extract and ethanolic extract, while Naringin was the major component in the aqueous extract, GC-MS showed that palmitic acid , Linoleic acid , 7-oxtadecanoic acid and Linolenic acid are the major compound and it was confirmed by UV-VIS and AAS showed that Cannabis sativa L . was found to contain higher levels of heavy metals of Fe, Zn, Mn, and Cu.

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  1. Version published to 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6289337/v1 on Research Square