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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BISABOLOL | 20 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BISABOLOL | 20 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BISABOLOL | 20 | 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. |
| APIGENIN-7-O-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCOSIDE | 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. |
| APIGENIN-GLYCOSIDE | 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. |
| APIGENOL-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ARABINIC-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. |
| ARABINOSE | 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. |
| ARABITOL | 1 | 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. |
| ARACHIDIC-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. |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | 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. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 46000.0 | 71000.0 | 0.70 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASPARTIC-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. |
| AZELAIC-ACID | 8 | 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. |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| BENZYL-ACETATE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ACETATE | 9 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 10 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipeptic | 1 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Antiperiodontitic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiphenylketonuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiphotophobic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipityriasic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiPMS | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |