Cannabis sativa preparations are the most commonly used illicit drugs worldwide. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of Cannabis sativa extract in the working memory version of the Morris water maze (MWM; Morris, 1984[43]) test and determine the effect of standard memory enhancing drugs. Cannabis sativa was given at doses of 5, 10 or 20 mg/kg (expressed as Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabino...

Seed clumps of Capparis spinosa L. together with shoots, leaves and fruits of Cannabis sativa L. were unearthed in the Yanghai Tombs, Turpan District in Xinjiang, China. This is the first time that plant remains of Capparis spinosa have been discovered in China and the eastern part of Central Asia. Based on the joint occurrence of Capparis spinosa and Cannabis sativa, and the pharmacological va...

Background As the point of physiology, memories form changes in the conducting message in the neural webs. These changes cause the formation of long-term potentiation. Δ9-THC is a psychotropic component of Cannabis sativa plant. Studies show this matter can bind Cannabinoid receptor in CA1 area of Hippocamp. Thus the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of aqua extraction Cannabis sativa...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders that presents in a large number of drug-resistant patients. Given the presence of the anticonvulsant compounds in Cannabis and its use in traditional medicine, this study aims to evaluate the effect of Cannabis sativa extract on the treatment of seizures METHODS: In this experimental study, 40 Syrian male rats wer...

Airborne pollen allergies and asthma are on a rise in the metropolitan city of Islamabad. Knowledge of allergenic pollen is limited in the area. Cannabis sativa L. or commonly known as Hemp is widely spread weed in the city. Morphological studies performed via light microscopy and SEM have shown that the pollen of Cannabis sativa are 21μm long having triporate aperture, spheroidal in shape and ...

diabetes is a metabolic disorder inducing undesirable effects on male reproductive system. cannabis sativa (c. sativa) is a plant that affects diabetes and decreases blood glucose. the present study was aimed to investigate the effect of cannabis sativa hydroalcoholic extract on sperm parameters in diabetic rats. thirty five male wistar rats (210-240 gr) were divided into five groups: control (...

observation made it evident that further studies on the heat treatment of experimental rations were necessary. The work to be reported in this paper was started mainly to investigate the effect of autoclaving upon the nutritive properties of proteins. For this purpose the protein, edestin, was used in most of the work and the heat treatment was limited to autoclaving. Geiling ('17) obtained poo...

Cannabis sativa has long been known for its psychotropic effect. Only recently with the discovery of the cannabinoid receptors, their endogenous legends and the enzymes responsible for their synthesis and degradation, the role of this 'endocannabinoid system' in different pathophysiologic processes is beginning to be delineated. There is evidence that CB1 receptor stimulation with synthetic can...

Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is an annual herbaceous plant that belongs to the family Cannabaceae. Trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the two major phytocannabinoids accounting for over 40% of the cannabis plant extracts, depending on the variety. At the University of Mississippi, different strains of C. sativa, with different concentration ratios of CBD and Δ9-TH...