Gambelunghe C, Melai P
Sports Medicine Division, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Forensic Sci Int. 2002 Dec 4;130(2-3):183-6. doi: 10.1016/s0379-0738(02)00374-2.
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.
苦艾酒是一种在某些艺术圈子中使用的酒精饮料，曾被认为是许多著名艺术家的灵感缪斯，因为据说它能激发创造力，具有令人兴奋、催情和治愈的特性。过去它广受欢迎，以至于出现了真正的集体滥用现象，导致许多国家将其禁止。如今，苦艾酒又迎来了一个新的流行时期。在意大利，关于这种饮料的使用和滥用的信息也越来越多。我们收到了一份请求，要分析并确定两份酒精饮料样品的性质，这两份样品是通过将苦艾叶在乙醇中浸泡而获得的。通过气相色谱/质谱联用仪（GC/MS）对提取物进行分析，在两份酒精样品中均鉴定出了β-侧柏酮，它是导致苦艾酒对中枢神经系统产生活性和毒性作用的原因。
