Therapeutical aspects of compounds of the plant Cannabis sativa

Química Nova

Honório, Káthia Maria¹  Silva, Albérico Borges Ferreira da¹  Arroio, Agnaldo¹  Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos¹ 

关键词: Cannabis sativa;    cannabinoids;    therapeutic properties.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422006000200024

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

Several cannabinoid compounds present therapeutic properties, but also have psychotropic effects, limiting their use as medicine. Nowadays, many important discoveries on the compounds extracted from the plant Cannabis sativa (cannabinoids) have contributed to understand the therapeutic properties of these compounds. The main discoveries in the last years on the cannabinoid compounds were: the cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, the endogenous cannabinoids and the possible mechanisms of action involved in the interaction between cannabinoid compounds and the biological receptors. So, from the therapeutical aspects presented in this work, we intended to show the evolution of the Cannabis sativa research and the possible medicinal use of cannabinoid compounds.

【 授权许可】

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