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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 4210.0 | 4870.0 | 0.01 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 207000.0 | 250600.0 | 1.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 22000.0 | 26850.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | 2620.0 | 4050.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUSCARINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-BUTYL-AMINE | 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. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 21.0 | 24.0 | -0.57 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 44400.0 | 53700.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ORIENTIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| OXYPROLINE | 0 | 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. |
| P-ETHYL-BENZYL-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-ETHYL-BENZYL-ACETATE | 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. |
| P-ETHYLBENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-ETHYLBENZALDEHYDE | 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. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | 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. |
| PHOSPHOROUS-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | 16770.0 | 25885.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 9700.0 | 11227.0 | 1.55 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| POTASSIUM-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | 9290.0 | 14440.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROPYL-CANNABICHROMENE | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROPYL-CANNABIDIOL | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Spasmogenic | 1 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Stimulant | 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. |
| Stomachic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sweetener | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tachycardic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosterone-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Toxic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Transdermal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Tumorigenic | 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. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 5 | Martindale's 29th |