The analysis of pyrethrum flowers
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Mitchell, W. M. ;Tresadern, F. H.
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Article
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1949
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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## Abstract It is shown that in the assay of pyrethrum flowers the customary use of warm solvent (soxhlet) gives erroneously high results for pyrethrin II, especially when the higherβboiling grades of ligroin are used. Cold extraction gives lower results for pyrethrin II, and largely eliminates the