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Common Names
Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Subspecies Author
(LAM.) E. SMALL & CRONQUIST
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 200000.0 | 314000.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 1.7 | 2.0 | -0.58 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SEC-BUTYLAMINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| SILICON-DIOXIDE | 0 | Seed | 5475.0 | 8450.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | 360.0 | 550.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | 85.0 | 135.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 3.2 | 3.7 | -0.69 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| TRIGONELLINE | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | 87500.0 | 136000.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcer | 6 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchoconstrictor | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 10 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |