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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANNABICYCLOL | 0 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABICYCLOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABICYCLOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABICYCLOL | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABICYCLOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABICYCLOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABICYCLOLIC-ACID | 0 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABICYCLOLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABIDIHYDROPHENANTHRENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABIDIHYDROPHENANTHRENE | 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. |
| CANNABIDIOL | 8 | Bud | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABIDIOL | 8 | Fruit | not available | 20870.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABIDIOL | 8 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABIDIOL | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABIDIOL | 8 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABIDIOL | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABIDIOL | 8 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABIDIOL | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABIDIOL | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANNABIDIOL | 8 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Decongestant | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ecbolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Epidermal-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Epileptigenic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Essential | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Expectorant | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 5 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 4 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hallucinogen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |