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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Cannabis sativa (Cannabaceae)

Common Names
Marijuana, Marihuana, Indian Hemp, Hemp
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Subspecies Author
(LAM.) E. SMALL & CRONQUIST

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-D-BORNESITOL 0 Plant Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234.
(-)-BORNEOL 3 Plant *
1-METHYL-4-ISOPROPENYL-BENZENE 0 Plant *
2-C-METHYL-ALDOTETRONIC-ACID 0 Plant Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234.
2-C-METHYL-ALDOTETRONOLACTONE 0 Plant Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234.
3',4'-DIHYDROXY-5,5'-DIMETHOXY-3-(3-METHYL-BUT-2-ENYL)-BIBENZYL 0 Shoot *
3,3'-DIHYDROXY-4,5'-DIMETHOXY-BIBENZYL 0 Leaf 5.0 *
3,3'-DIHYDROXY-4,5'-DIMETHOXY-BIBENZYL 0 Shoot *
3,4',5-TRIHYDROXY-BIBENZYL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 597.0 *
3,4'-DIHYDROXY-5-METHOXY-BIBENZYL 0 Leaf 2.0 *
3,4'-DIHYDROXY-5-METHOXY-BIBENZYL 0 Shoot *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Plant Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234.
4-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Plant *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Plant Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234.
ACETONE 3 Plant Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234.
ALANINE 3 Plant Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234.
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Essential Oil *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Plant Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234.
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Addictive 1 (View) Science News, 145: 294.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Allelochemic 1 (View) *
Allelopathic 2 (View) *
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 9 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 3 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) *
Antiacetylcholine 1 (View) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 (View) *