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Direct |
Direct water |
Organic |
Nitrogen. |
Ether |
Spirit |
Water |
Crude |
Total |
Ash soluble |
Ash soluble |
Ash |
Alkalinity |
(Moisture.) |
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Khandesh |
13.36 |
16.85 |
5.34 |
2.23 |
12.63 |
1.76 |
12.73 |
48.14 |
27.32 |
2.12 |
15.90 |
9.0 |
.86 |
5.7 |
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Hyderabad (cleaned) |
13.36 |
10.43 |
3.61 |
2.80 |
12.22 |
1.51 |
8.32 |
52.00 |
28.40 |
3.20 |
16.90 |
8.30 |
1.12 |
12.8 |
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Amballa |
12.54 |
19.48 |
7.37 |
3.12 |
10.37 |
2.64 |
15.25 |
46.10 |
27.84 |
2.53 |
15.41 |
9.90 |
1.23 |
9.1 |
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Sholapur |
11.53 |
15.37 |
5.63 |
2.33 |
10.22 |
1.68 |
12.47 |
51.24 |
27.17 |
1.89 |
15.80 |
9.48 |
.80 |
7.6 |
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Bhagalpur |
13.70 |
18.80 |
5.40 |
2.86 |
10.04 |
2.06 |
16.59 |
50.07 |
24.74 |
2.19 |
15.06 |
7.49 |
.94 |
8.6 |
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Bijapur |
11.30 |
15.32 |
4.62 |
8.13 |
9.45 |
2.02 |
11.43 |
53.26 |
25.65 |
1.63 |
16.30 |
7.72 |
.76 |
8.0 |
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Monghyr |
12.88 |
16.47 |
4.75 |
2.89 |
9.17 |
2.21 |
13.85 |
52.32 |
26.09 |
2.92 |
15.07 |
7.20 |
1.22 |
9.5 |
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Rajshahi (leaves from cultivated plants) |
17.88 |
20.81 |
4.36 |
1.91 |
9.48 |
8.20 |
11.63 |
42.88 |
29.95 |
2.10 |
12.27 |
15.58 |
.99 |
72 |
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Assam (from wild plants) |
16.73 |
22.00 |
5.72 |
3.17 |
8.34 |
6.56 |
14.33 |
50.67 |
20.10 |
2.83 |
13.15 |
4.12 |
1.34 |
6.5 |
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Surat (with impurities) |
11.88 |
16.66 |
6.05 |
2.18 |
15.55 |
2.56 |
11.06 |
39.77 |
33.70 |
3.92 |
15.18 |
14.60 |
1.66 |
10.0 |
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Allahabad,
North-Western |
16.52 |
16.82 |
4.63 |
12.41 |
1.57 |
15.00 |
49.00 |
23.66 |
2.56 |
13.80 |
7.30 |
1.04 |
6.2 |
Analyses of wild hemp plants (free from moisture).
|
Spirit |
Washed |
Water |
Crude |
Total |
Ash soluble |
Ash soluble |
Insoluble |
(Moisture.) |
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Basti, North-Western Provinces, bhang with male flowers |
9.60 |
8.00 |
13.10 |
54.96 |
23.94 |
11.4 |
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" |
" |
" |
female hemp, called the "ganja plant" |
13.20 |
11.54 |
11.11 |
56.49 |
20.86 |
2.50 |
13.98 |
4.36 |
9.9 |
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" |
" |
" |
male hemp, called the "bhangi plant" |
15.60 |
4.15 |
13.24 |
58.07 |
14.54 |
2.50 |
9.02 |
2.12 |
10.3 |
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Gonda |
" |
" |
female plant |
16.51 |
14.85 |
13.42 |
51.96 |
19.77 |
3.32 |
11.08 |
5.37 |
12.5 |
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" |
" |
" |
male plant, with male flowers |
13.37 |
10.25 |
16.05 |
55.87 |
17.83 |
2.22 |
11.82 |
8.79 |
10.3 |
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Jaunpur |
" |
" |
wild plant, leaves only |
13.08 |
10.68 |
15.85 |
49.58 |
23.89 |
2.70 |
13.93 |
7.26 |
9.2 |
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Pykara, Nilgiris, 6,000 feet, wild plant with leaves only |
17.60 |
8.50 |
20.00 |
50.00 |
21.50 |
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| Description | Report by Mr. David Hooper, Government Quinologist, Madras, on the results of analysis of hemp drugs, cont. |
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| Description | Report is based on research conducted August 1893-August 1894. The Commission interviewed nearly 2000 witnesses from medical officers to missionaries in 30 cities across India. Covers in detail the effect of hemp drugs (‘ganja’) on physical, mental and moral wellbeing. |
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