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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
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 *
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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
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