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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
CAMPESTEROL 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.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE-HYDRATE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE-HYDRATE 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.
CAMPHOR 41 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR 41 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR 41 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.
CANABISPIRAN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABAMINE-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABAMINE-B 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABAMINE-C 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABAMINE-D 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICCLOVARIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMANONE 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
Anticephalagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticlimacteric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticold 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoronary 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 1 Wealth of India.