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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-D-BORNESITOL | 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. |
| (-)-BORNEOL | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-METHYL-4-ISOPROPENYL-BENZENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-C-METHYL-ALDOTETRONIC-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. |
| 2-C-METHYL-ALDOTETRONOLACTONE | 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. |
| 3',4'-DIHYDROXY-5,5'-DIMETHOXY-3-(3-METHYL-BUT-2-ENYL)-BIBENZYL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,3'-DIHYDROXY-4,5'-DIMETHOXY-BIBENZYL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,3'-DIHYDROXY-4,5'-DIMETHOXY-BIBENZYL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4',5-TRIHYDROXY-BIBENZYL | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 597.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4'-DIHYDROXY-5-METHOXY-BIBENZYL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4'-DIHYDROXY-5-METHOXY-BIBENZYL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-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. |
| 4-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | 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. |
| ACETONE | 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. |
| ALANINE | 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. |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 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. |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antigenotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatometabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperglycemic | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |