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The medicinal uses of cannabis and its constituents
Author(s) -
Formukong E. A.,
Evans A. T.,
Evans F. J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.2650030602
Subject(s) - medicine , cannabis , spasticity , convulsion , mechanism of action , anxiety , synthetic cannabinoids , gabapentin , pharmacology , traditional medicine , epilepsy , cannabinoid , psychiatry , anesthesia , biology , alternative medicine , receptor , biochemistry , pathology , in vitro
Recent work contributing towards an understanding of the mechanism of action of cannabis and its constituents is described and the known therapeutic and pharmacological activities of these substances reviewed, together with synthetic drugs derived from tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ 1 ‐THC). The medical uses discussed include the actions of cannabinoids in the treatment of glaucoma, asthma, emesis, hyperthermia, convulsion, muscle spasticity, anxiety, hypertension, pain and inflammation.