Indigenous plant Cannabis sativa: a comprehensive ethnobotanical and pharmacological review

Authors

  • Nilay Vishal Singh Department of Zoology & Environmental Science, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur-273009, UP, India
  • Vinay Kumar Singh Department of Zoology & Environmental Science, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur-273009, UP, India

Keywords:

Cannabis sativa, Phytochemistry, Ethnobotany, Pharmacology, Toxicology

Abstract

Cannabis sativa (L.) is a plant indigenous to Central Asia and South-East Asia. It is widely used in ethnomedicines as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, analgesic, anticonvulsive, antidepressant, anticancer, antitumor, neuroprotective, anti-mutagenic, anti-allergic, and antibiotic. Numerous in vitro and in vivo investigations have already established these attributes of Cannabis. Numerous toxicological studies have demonstrated the dose-dependent toxicity of C. sativa against various pests. The exact identity of the phytoconstituents of C. sativa responsible for the observed biological effects and their mode of action at the molecular level is yet to be ascertained. This review provides a comprehensive update to the ethnomedicinal, phytochemistry, pharmacological activity, and toxicological profile of Cannabis sativa.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8118011

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Singh, N. V. ., & Singh, V. K. . (2023). Indigenous plant Cannabis sativa: a comprehensive ethnobotanical and pharmacological review. European Journal of Biological Research, 13(2), 114–128. Retrieved from http://jbrodka.com/index.php/ejbr/article/view/41

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