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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
CANNABICHROMANONE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 59.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENE 1 Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENE 1 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENE 1 Resin Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENE 1 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENE 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENE 1 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENE 1 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENIC-ACID 0 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available 510.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMENIC-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.
CANNABICHROMENIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICHROMEVARIN 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.
CANNABICHROMEVARINIC-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.
CANNABICITRAN 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.
CANNABICOUMARONIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 84.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABICOUMARONONE 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.
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
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.