Open AccessEthnobotany, Taxonomy and Phytochemistry of Cannabis sativa.
Author(s) -
Puskar Basyal,
Prerok Regmi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medicine and bi-medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2467-9151
DOI - 10.55530/ijmbiosnepal.v5i2.37
Subject(s) - cannabis sativa , ethnobotany , traditional medicine , phytochemical , biology , phytochemistry , cannabis , botany , medicinal plants , medicine , psychiatry
Cannabis is an annual dioecious plant, which shares its origins with the inception of the first agricultural human societies in Asia. Over the course of time different parts of the plant have been utilized for therapeutic and recreational purposes. Linnaeus was the first person to describe Cannabis as Cannabis sativa (C.sativa). Numerous bioactive phytochemicals are extracted from C. sativa that signal for medicinal development.Methods:The review aims to provide a different perspective of the ethnobotanical, taxonomy and chemical aspects from the ancient times of C. sativa. The study was conducted with the review of scientific papers from Pubmed, Scopus, Wiley Online Library, Springer, Elseveir, Science Direct, Taylor Francis and online textbooks of C. sativa. Results: C. sativa has its origin from Asia. It has traditional spiritual, household and therapeutic uses. Cannabis is a monotypic genera with three different varieties: C sativa var. sativa, C sativa var. indica, C sativa var. ruderalis. A total of 565 chemicals (120 cannabinoids and 445 non cannabinoids) have been recorded in Cannabis. Conclusions: Cannabis is an ethnobotanical rich and phytochemical significant therapeutic plant. Because of lack of scientific research, the taxonomic aspects are still hidden. This study recommends exploratory study on ethnobotanical, taxonomical and phytochemicals of Nepalese Cannabis.