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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
CANNABIDIOL 8 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOL-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.
CANNABIDIOLIC-ACID 3 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOLIC-ACID 3 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOLIC-ACID 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOLIC-ACID 3 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.
CANNABIDIOLIC-ACID 3 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOLIC-ACID 3 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOLIC-ACID 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOLIC-ACID 3 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOLIC-ACID-TETRAHYDRO-CANNABITRIOL-ESTER 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.
CANNABIDIORCOL 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.
CANNABIDIVARIN 0 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIVARIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIVARIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIVARINIC-ACID 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.
CANNABIDIVARINIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIVAROL 0 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIVAROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIVAROLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Verrucolytic 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Vibriocide 1 Wealth of India.
Vulnerary 2 Duke, 1992 *