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FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL
Volume 130, Issue 2-3, Pages 183-186Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00374-2
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absinthe; Arteinisia absinthium; thujone; addiction; CNS; GC/MS
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Absinthe, an alcoholic drink used in certain artistic circles and considered the inspiring muse of many famous artists because it was reputed to stimulate creativity and possess exciting, aphrodisiacal and healing properties, in the past enjoyed enormous popularity so much so that it led to a real collective abuse so causing its prohibition in many countries, is again enjoying a new period of popularity. Also in Italy there is increasing information about the use and abuse of this drink. We received a request to analyse and determine the nature of two samples of alcoholic drinks, obtained by macerating Artemisia absinthium leaves in ethanol. Analyses of extracts by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) identified beta-thujone, which is responsible for the activity and toxic effects on the CNS of absinthe, in both alcohol samples. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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