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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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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CANNABIELSOIC-ACID-A 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.
CANNABIELSOIC-ACID-A 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIELSOIC-ACID-B 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.
CANNABIELSOIC-ACID-B 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIELSOIN 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.
CANNABIFURAN 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.
CANNABIFURAN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROL 3 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROL 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROL 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROL 3 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROL 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROL 3 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROL 3 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROL-MONOMETHYL-ETHER 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.
CANNABIGEROLIC-ACID 2 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROLIC-ACID 2 Leaf not available 40.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROLIC-ACID 2 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.
CANNABIGEROLIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER 0 Leaf not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROLIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER 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.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Candidicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 2 Science News, 146: 421.
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Carminative 1 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Chemopreventive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cicatrizant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Martindale's 29th
CNS-Stimulant 2 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Toxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Convulsant 1 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Cosmetic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Counterirritant 1 Martindale's 28th
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *