Cannabis sativa

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NAME: Cannabis sativa

FAMILY: Cannabinaceae

COMMON NAMES:  marijuana, cannabis, ganja, hemp, hashish

LOCAL NAMES: Injaga, Bhaṅgā, Spak brus, Taima

MORPHORLOGICAL DESCRIPTION:

Cannabis sativa is an annual herbaceous flowering plant. The flowers are unisexual

USEFUL PART(s): seeds, leave, stem-twigs, female inflorescence

GENERAL USES:

hempseed oil for cooking, lamps, lacquers, or paints

The flowers and fruits  are consumed for recreational, medicinal, and spiritual purposes

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION:

Colombia, Mexico, Thailand, and Southeast Asia.

WHY IS IT GREEN?

  • Diarrhoea

  • Sores

  • Migraine

  • Whooping

  • Cough

  • Sedative

  • Dandruff

  • Lice

  • Gonorrhea,

  • Dyspepsia

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

FUN FACT

 It is by far one of the most widely used drugs.

FURTHER READINGS

Andre, C. M., Hausman, J. F., & Guerriero, G. (2016). Cannabis sativa: The plant of the thousand and one molecules. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00019

Chandra, S., Lata, H., & ElSohly, M. A. (2017). Cannabis sativa L. - botany and biotechnology. In Cannabis sativa L. - Botany and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54564-6

Flores-Sanchez, I. J., & Verpoorte, R. (2008). Secondary metabolism in cannabis. Phytochemistry Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11101-008-9094-4

Johnson, R. (2011). Hemp as an agricultural commodity. In Cannabis Sativa for Health and Hemp.

Machado Bergamaschi, M., Helena Costa Queiroz, R., Waldo Zuardi, A., & Alexandre S. Crippa, J. (2011). Safety and Side Effects of Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa Constituent. Current Drug Safety. https://doi.org/10.2174/157488611798280924

Pereira, J., & Wiegand, T. (2014). Marijuana. In Encyclopedia of Toxicology: Third Edition. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386454-3.00745-4