A process and system to extract essential oil from an essential oil-containing food material is described. The process includes subjecting the essential oil-containing food material to a pulsed electric field; extracting the essential oil into water to form a first fluid mixture that contains essential oil, an essential oil-water emulsion, and water; and separating the first fluid mixture into a waste mixture and a second fluid mixture, where the concentration of essential oil in the second fluid mixture is greater than the concentration of essential oil in the first fluid mixture.

A process and system to extract essential oil from an essential oil-containing food material is described. The process includes subjecting the essential oil-containing food material to a pulsed electric field; extracting the essential oil into water to form a first fluid mixture that contains essential oil, an essential oil-water emulsion, and water; and separating the first fluid mixture into a waste mixture and a second fluid mixture, where the concentration of essential oil in the second fluid mixture is greater than the concentration of essential oil in the first fluid mixture.

Disclosed are compositions enriched with thymohydroquinone, further comprising of thymoquinone, hederagenin and/or -hederin formulated by blending the active molecules isolated from the seeds of Nigella sativa. Also disclosed are novel processes for the isolation of bioactive components thymohydroquinone, thymoquinone from the seeds of Nigella sativa. A process for the isolation -hederin and hederagenin from the spent material of Nigella sativa is also disclosed herein.

An example method of extracting phytocannabinoids from plants includes obtaining plant parts from at least one plant, the at least one plant including one or more of Cannabis, Turmeric, Ginseng, Ginkgo, Ginger, Vinca, and Bacopa. The plant parts are cooled, and are incubated in an incubation mixture of cellulose, pectinase, amylase, and proteinase dissolved in a buffer. The incubation mixture is evaporated in an evaporation chamber to obtain a phytocannabinoid extract.

A microwave extraction system comprises a sealed microwave box, a stirrer, a vacuum extraction tank, a vacuum machine, and an ice-water circulation unit; wherein the sealed microwave box is a tank-body set with microwave generators for accommodating the vacuum extraction tank and the stirrer, and the microwave generated by the microwave generators can penetrate into the tank-body; wherein the tank-body is set with a sealing cap to form a sealed space, and the stirrer can stir the object to be extracted; wherein the vacuum extraction tank is for placing the object to be extracted and providing the microwave penetration; wherein the ice-water circulation unit provides ice water to the tank-body; after completing the extraction operation, the ice-water circulation unit is turned-off and microwave-control to an appropriate temperature by the microwave generators; then turning-on the vacuum to perform concentration under reduced pressure; thereby improving microwave efficiency and reducing maintenance cost.

Provided are a method of preparing a cannabis processed product having an increased 9-THC content in an efficient and economic manner, through a cyclization reaction by microwave irradiation of cannabis using various extraction solvents, and use of the processed product having an increased 9-THC content prepared by the method, a fraction thereof, and a single ingredient of THC, in foods, drugs, and cosmetics.

Disclosed is a method for therapeutic management of hyperglycemia in mammals using compositions containing thymohydroquinone. More specifically, the invention discloses compositions containing thymohydroquinone for inhibiting the activity of the enzyme -glucosidase and increasing the cellular uptake of glucose by mammalian cells. The anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-glycation effects of thymohydroquinone are also disclosed herein.

Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may provide electrical energy and thermal to extraction or separation equipment. Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may extract and concentrate essential elements plant matter. An amount of wasted heat energy collected from a engine that powers an electrical generator may be provided to an evaporation or separation process when electrical power is provided to extraction or separation processing equipment. Computers or electronics that control equipment consistent with the present disclosure may be remotely controlled via a mobile electronic device, when desired. Such computers or electronics may receive sensor data related to the operation of plat matter extractors, related separation equipment, or other equipment may be used to manage a production line. As such, methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may extract essential elements from cannabis plant matter and process those essential elements into cannabis extracts or isolates.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for the extraction and decarboxylation of phytocannabinoids. The apparatus is a high-efficiency and high volume extractor and activator for cannabis. The apparatus is engineered to accommodate batch or continuous flow mechanisms, allowing for flexibility and highly efficient extraction and decarboxylation, preferably in a single-pass. The present disclosure also relates to a continuous flow method for the extraction and decarboxylation of phytocannabinoids, preferably in a single-pass, and the products produced by the method and apparatus.

Described herein are essential oils, extracts, apparatus and methods for the extraction of the essential oils and extracts from plant biomass using microwaves.