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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.
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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
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiproliferant 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiproliferative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipruritic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antipsoriac 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipsychotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antipyretic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiRaynaud's 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatic 4 Martindale's 29th
Antirhinitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinoviral 1 Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994.
Antisalmonella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiscoliotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiscorbutic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiscotomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 5 Merck 11th Edition