Pharmacology of medical cannabis

MR Amin, DW Ali - Recent advances in cannabinoid physiology and …, 2019 - Springer
The Cannabis plant has been used for many of years as a medicinal agent in the relief of
pain and seizures. It contains approximately 540 natural compounds including more than …

Phytocannabinoids as novel therapeutic agents in CNS disorders

AJ Hill, CM Williams, BJ Whalley… - Pharmacology & …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Cannabis sativa herb contains over 100 phytocannabinoid (pCB) compounds and has
been used for thousands of years for both recreational and medicinal purposes. In the past …

Therapeutic potential of cannabis, cannabidiol, and cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals

CA Legare, WM Raup-Konsavage, KE Vrana - Pharmacology, 2022 - karger.com
Background: There is a growing interest in the use of cannabis (and its extracts), as well as
CBD oil (hemp extracts containing cannabidiol), for therapeutic purposes. While there is …

Constituents of Cannabis Sativa

EM Rock, LA Parker - Cannabinoids and neuropsychiatric disorders, 2021 - Springer
The Cannabis sativa plant has been used medicinally and recreationally for thousands of
years, but recently only relatively some of its constituents have been identified. There are …

Cannabinoids in health and disease

NM Kogan, R Mechoulam - Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Cannabis sativa L. preparations have been used in medicine for millenia. However, concern
over the dangers of abuse led to the banning of the medicinal use of marijuana in most …

Neuropharmacological effects of the main phytocannabinoids: a narrative review

RG Dos Santos, JEC Hallak, JAS Crippa - … and neuropsychiatric disorders, 2021 - Springer
Cannabis can synthetize more than 400 compounds, including terpenes, flavonoids, and
more than 100 phytocannabinoids. The main phytocannabinoids are Δ-9 …

Phytocannabinoid Pharmacology: Medicinal Properties of Cannabis sativa Constituents Aside from the “Big Two”

PB Sampson - Journal of Natural Products, 2020 - ACS Publications
Plant-based therapies date back centuries. Cannabis sativa is one such plant that was used
medicinally up until the early part of the 20th century. Although rich in diverse and interesting …

Cannabis sativa: Much more beyond Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol

P Alves, C Amaral, N Teixeira… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cannabis is the most used illicit drug worldwide and its medicinal use is under discussion,
being regulated in several countries. However, the psychotropic effects of Δ 9 …

Cannabinoids in clinical practice

EM Williamson, FJ Evans - Drugs, 2000 - Springer
Cannabis has a potential for clinical use often obscured by unreliable and purely anecdotal
reports. The most important natural cannabinoid is the psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ …

Therapeutic potential of cannabis-related drugs

SPH Alexander - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this review, I will consider the dual nature of Cannabis and cannabinoids. The duality
arises from the potential and actuality of cannabinoids in the laboratory and clinic and the …