Abstract Background: With a rise in public pressure to increase veteran access to medicinal cannabis, free cannabis collectives for military veterans are proliferating across the US. Objectives: The aim…
Keyword: cannabis sativa
Antidepressant-like and anxiolytic-like effects of cannabidiol: a chemical compound of Cannabis sativa
Anxiety and depression are pathologies that affect human beings in many aspects of life, including social life, productivity and health. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a constituent non-psychotomimetic of Cannabis sativa with…
Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa constituent, as an anxiolytic drug
OBJECTIVES: To review and describe studies of the non-psychotomimetic constituent of Cannabis sativa, cannabidiol (CBD), as an anxiolytic drug and discuss its possible mechanisms of action. METHOD: The articles selected for the…
Chemical constituents of marijuana: The complex mixture of natural cannabinoids
The cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa L.) and products thereof (such as marijuana, hashish and hash oil) have a long history of use both as a medicinal agent and intoxicant. Over…
In vitro antibacterial activity of Cannabis sativa leaf extracts to some selective pathogenic bacterial strains
Plant materials are important for animal and human health care and also important for microbial controlling program. This present study has been attempt to determine the antibacterial activity of Cannabis…
Safety and Side Effects of Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa Constituent
Cannabidiol (CBD), a major nonpsychotropic constituent of Cannabis, has multiple pharmacological actions, including anxiolytic, antipsychotic, antiemetic and anti-inflammatory properties. However, little is known about its safety and side effect profile…
Treatment of Tourette syndrome with cannabinoids
Cannabinoids have been used for hundred of years for medical purposes. To day, the cannabinoid delta-9- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and the cannabis extract nabiximols are approved for the treatment of nausea,…