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CANNABIS MEDICINAL

Medicina, 2014
Los estupefacientes han estado presentes en la historia de la medicina desde la antigüedad. La materia médica china (Pen-ts’ao-Ching) atribuida al emperador rojo Shen-nung, incluye a la Cannabis indica para reducir el dolor del reumatismo y por sus ...
Alfredo Jácome Roca
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Envisaging challenges for the emerging medicinal Cannabis sector in Lesotho [PDF]

Journal of Cannabis Research
Background Cultivation of Cannabis and its use for medical purposes has existed for millennia on the African continent. The plant has also been widely consumed in the African continent since time immemorial.
Regina M. Thetsane
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Testing the Efficacy of a Prototype That Combines Ultrasound and Pulsed Electric Field for Extracting Valuable Compounds from Mitragyna speciosa Leaves

AgriEngineering, 2023
This work aimed to test the efficacy of an ultrasound (US) and pulsed electric field (PEF) apparatus to extract mitragynine from dried Mitragyna speciosa cv. Karn Dang leaves. Four modes of the device were tested: PEF, US, US + PEF, and PEF + US, and the
Raweeroj Jintawiwat, Natnakorn Punamorntarakul, Rossakornpat Hirunyasiri, Parkpoom Jarupoom, Tanachai Pankasemsuk, Supakiat Supasin, Arthitaya Kawee-ai   +6 more
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Cannabis as Medicine

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2023
The use of cannabis for medical purposes has been a subject for discussion for so many years. Cannabis as a source of medical treatment first came to light in the 19th century. However, origins of cultivation of marijuana as a medical plant can be traced back to thousands of years.
Michael T Okafor, Uzoamaka A Okoli, Uwamleeka Opoke, Germaine A Okafor, Elvis N Shu, Chikere A Anusiem   +5 more
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Prescribing medicinal cannabis [PDF]

Australian Prescriber, 2020
The Australian Federal Government legalised access to medicinal cannabis in 2016 More than 100 different cannabis products are now available to prescribe. Most are oral preparations (oils) or capsules containing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or cannabidiol.
Arnold, Jonathon C, Nation, Tamara, McGregor, Iain S   +2 more
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The case for medicinal cannabis [PDF]

Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), 2018
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Jane, O'Doherty, Ray, O'Connor
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Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons – An Australian cross-sectional study

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2022
Objective: It is important to know the prevalence and source of medicinal cannabis use in the population because non-prescribed medicinal use of cannabis products places individuals at higher risk of harms.
Janni Leung, Carmen C.W. Lim, Vivian Chiu, Jack Chung, Tesfa Mekonen, Danielle Dawson, Wayne D. Hall, Gary C.K. Chan   +7 more
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Cannabinoid extract in microdoses ameliorates mnemonic and nonmnemonic Alzheimer’s disease symptoms: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Cannabinoid-based therapy has been shown to be promising and is emerging as crucial for the treatment of cognitive deficits, mental illnesses, and many diseases considered incurable. There is a need to find an appropriate therapy for Alzheimer’
Ana Carolina Ruver-Martins, Maíra Assunção Bicca, Fabiano Soares de Araujo, Beatriz Helena Lameiro de Noronha Sales Maia, Fabrício Alano Pamplona, Elton Gomes da Silva, Francisney Pinto Nascimento   +6 more
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Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Effects of Medicinal Cannabis Use in an Observational Trial

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Background: Anxiety and depressive disorders are highly prevalent. Patients are increasingly using medicinal cannabis products to treat these disorders, but little is known about the effects of medicinal cannabis use on symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Erin L. Martin, Justin C. Strickland, Nicolas J. Schlienz, Nicolas J. Schlienz, Joel Munson, Heather Jackson, Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, Ryan Vandrey   +7 more
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‘A glimmer of hope’: perceptions, barriers, and drivers for medicinal cannabis use amongst Australian and New Zealand people with endometriosis – a qualitative study

Reproduction and Fertility, 2023
Previous quantitative research has shown that cannabis use, mostly illicit, is used for symptom management amongst those with endometriosis living in Australia or New Zealand, but the drivers and barriers for use of legal, medicinal cannabis in this ...
Justin Sinclair, Jason Abbott, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Cecilia Ng, Jerome Sarris, Subhadra Evans, Mike Armour   +6 more
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