Marijuana
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Botanical Name |
Cannabis sativa |
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Family |
Cannabinaceae |
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Other Names |
Bhang, cannabis, C. indica, dagga, ganja, hashish, Indian hemp, marihuana |
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Description |
Leaves: long stalked, 5-7 lanceolate, pointed, serrated leaflets |
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Native to |
India, Middle East |
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Parts Used |
Flowering tops, resin |
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Actions |
Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, cataleptic, hallucinogenic, hypnotic, sedative |
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Constituents |
Cannabinoids (up to 70%) delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol with isomers of TCH, cannabinol, cannabidiol, cannabidol, cannabigerol, cannabichromene, cannabipinol, cannabidivarin, and their carboxylic acids, such as THC-acid Flavonoids: flavocannabiside, flavosativaside, glycosides of vitexin, myrcene Essential oil –olivetol, cannabene, myrcene Alkaloid: cannabisativine, muscarine, trigonelline Stilbene derivatives: 3, 4’dihdroxy-bibenzyl |