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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
CANNABIGEROVARIN 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.
CANNABIGEROVARINIC-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.
CANNABINEROLIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINODIOL 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.
CANNABINODIOL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINODIVARIN 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.
CANNABINOL 3 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Fruit not available 1275.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Seed not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL 3 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABINOL-METHYL-ETHER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 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
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysenteric 1 Wealth of India.
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiemetic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiencephalitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antifeedant 2 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Antifibrinolytic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antifibrositic 1 Martindale's 28th