216 REPORT OF THE INDIAN HEMP DRUGS COMMISSION, 1893-94. [APP.
TABLE No. III.
Table showing the
relative physiological value of the various samples of hemp drugs,
calcu-
lated from the
quantity of the alcoholic extract which is physiologically
active.
Sample. of ganja. |
Samples of bhang. |
Samples of charas. |
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Kistna ganja |
2.6 |
Amballa bhang |
31 |
Amritsar charas, mashak |
32 |
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Standard ganja |
2.5 |
Khandesh bhang |
29 |
Delhi District charas, mashak |
24 |
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Bangalore ganja |
2.4 |
Sholapur " |
15 |
Amballa charas, mashak, No. 1 |
23 |
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Khandesh ganja |
2.2 |
Satara " |
5 |
Gurhwal charas, No. 2 |
21 |
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Ahmednagar ganja, No. 1 |
2 |
Bhagalpur " |
1 |
Delhi District charas,
dust, 2nd |
20 |
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Madras local market ganja |
Gurhwal charas, No. 1 |
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Nimar District ganja,
Dhakal- |
1.9 |
Amritsar charas, bhara |
19 |
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Nimar District ganja local seed |
Bombay charas |
4 |
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Bijapur ganja |
1.8 |
Delhi District charas, dust |
2 |
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Ahmednagar ganja, No. 2 |
Amballa charas, mashak. No. 2 |
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Sholapur ganja |
1.7 |
Kumaon charas (wild) |
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Ahmednagar ganja, No. 3 |
Gwalior charas |
1 |
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Satara ganja, No. 1 |
1.6 |
Kumaon charas (cultivated) |
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Ghazipur illicit ganja |
1 |
The numbers indicate the
relation which the samples of ganja, bhang, or charas respec-
tively bear to each other in each group separately. They do not
indicate any relation between
ganja and bhang or between either of these two and charas—thus
Kistna ganja is 2.6 times
as potent as Ghazipur illicit ganja and Amritsar charas, mashak, 32
times as potent as Gwalior
charas. Amballa bhang is 31 times more powerful than Bhagalpur
bhang.
Vide concluding remarks.
RECORD OF THE SECOND SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS.
(a) A dose of the
alcoholic extract equal to 1/120,000 part of the body weight was
first tried in
the case of every sample of the hemp drugs.
Experiment No. 1, Ghazipur illicit ganja.
Female cat, weight 5 lb 13 1/4 oz. Dose .34 grains at 1-30 P.M. Effect nil.
Experiment No. 2, Sholapur ganja.
Weight of cat. 3 lb 1 1/2
oz. Dose .18 grain at 12-15 P.M., 1-15 P.M., slight tremor of
body
and appears uncomfortable. 2 P.M., dull and torpid; appears to have
some difficulty in walk-
ing, though no weakness of the limbs to be made out; the appearance
suggests the idea that
the initiation of the act of walking is difficult and that
sufficient voluntary impulse is not
forthcoming. 3 P.M., asleep with its nose resting on the ground.
3-30 P.M., still asleep in the
same position.
Experiment No. 3, Khandesh ganja.
Weight of cat 4 lb 12 3/4
oz. Dose .28 grain at 12 noon. 1-30 P.M., rocking
movements.
2 P.M., difficulty in
walking with uncertainty of action most marked in the hind
limbs.
3 P.M., drowsy; on
walking displays staggering uncertain gait. 4 P.M., walks fairly
well
now, and is apparently recovering.
Experiment No. 4, Satara ganja, No. 1.
Weight of cat 4 Ib 3 oz.
Dose .24 grain at 12-30 P.M. Slight rocking movements were-
observed, but the effects did not appear equal to those of the
minimum dose of the standards,
extract. It was consequently determined to give a slightly larger
quantity.