Amnesia

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Amnesia
• hemp

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Magnoliidae, it is organized under the order Rosales and the family Cannabaceae. Ultimately, the medicinal species is identified by the genus Cannabis.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a notable presence across several regions within Northern Europe. In the coastal and mainland areas of Denmark, it can be found growing in various environments. It also extends its range northward into the expansive landscapes of Finland. Moving westward, the distribution includes the island territories of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, the plant's reach continues through the rugged terrain of Norway.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Cannabis has 6 reported plant parts identified across 52 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include flower, leaf, seed, stem, root.

Flower

1. Expert review of neurotherapeutics
2. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
3. Journal of psychoactive drugs
4. Journal of cannabis research
5. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

Leaf

1. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
2. Journal of cannabis research
3. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Toxins
5. Scientific reports

Seed

1. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Frontiers in pharmacology
4. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
5. Database : the journal of biological databases and curation

Stem

1. Scientific reports
2. Frontiers in pharmacology
3. Forensic science international
4. Frontiers in microbiology

Root

1. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Scientific reports
3. Forensic science international

Fruit

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Chemicals

Cannabis has 40 reported phytochemicals identified across 52 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include cannabidiol, CBD, THC, Cannabinoids, TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL.

cannabidiol

1. Neuroscience letters
2. Scientific reports
3. ACS applied materials & interfaces
4. ACS sensors
5. Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics

CBD

1. ACS sensors
2. Forensic science international
3. PloS one
4. Current opinion in psychology
5. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

THC

1. ACS sensors
2. Forensic science international
3. PloS one
4. Current opinion in psychology
5. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Cannabinoids

1. International journal of molecular sciences
2. Current pharmaceutical design
3. IDrugs : the investigational drugs journal
4. Drug testing and analysis
5. Frontiers in plant science

TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL

1. American journal of surgery
2. PloS one
3. Cannabis and cannabinoid research
4. Journal of experimental botany
5. ACS chemical neuroscience

Terpenes

1. Journal of cannabis research
2. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
3. Cannabis and cannabinoid research

Cannabinoid

1. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Flavonoids

1. Cannabis and cannabinoid research
2. IDrugs : the investigational drugs journal

Monoterpenes

1. Journal of cannabis research
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Sesquiterpenes

1. Journal of cannabis research
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Cannabis has 13 reported activities identified across 52 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Psychoactive, Anxiolytic, Anticonvulsant, Neuroprotective, Analgesic.

Psychoactive

1. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
2. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
3. Discover oncology
4. Journal of cannabis research
5. Therapeutic drug monitoring

Anxiolytic

1. Biomedicines
2. Journal of translational medicine
3. International journal of molecular sciences
4. Pharmacology & therapeutics
5. Cureus

Anticonvulsant

1. British journal of pharmacology
2. Current neurology and neuroscience reports
3. British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005)
4. Scientific reports

Neuroprotective

1. Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology
2. International journal of molecular sciences
3. Pharmacology & therapeutics
4. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Analgesic

1. Cancers
2. International journal of molecular sciences
3. Cureus

Antiemetic

1. Biomedicines
2. Cancers
3. International journal of molecular sciences

Antidepressant

1. Pharmacology & therapeutics

Antimicrobial

1. Metabolites

Antinociceptive

1. Cannabis and cannabinoid research

Antioxidant

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Medicinal Uses

Cannabis has 94 reported medicinal uses identified across 52 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include pain, epilepsy, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, cancer.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations