Cannabis (eBook, ePUB)

The Genus Cannabis
Redaktion: Brown, David T

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Cannabis sativa has provided man with a source of fuel, textiles, paper, rope, medicines, and intoxication for over 5000 years. This book contains a series of expert dissertations, supported by over 700 references on the history, ethnobotany, chemistry and analysis, and cultivation and processing of cannabis. The medicinal and nonmedicinal uses of the plant and its derivatives are viewed in the context of national and international legislation to define and control its use. Developments in cannabinoid pharmacology research and receptor theory are also discussed.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of cannabis use and abuse and will be an invaluable reference source for anyone with an interest in the wide range of applications of this fascinating plant and its therapeutic and commercial potential.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135298074
• Artikelnr.: 57589460

Autorenporträt

Brown, David T

Inhaltsangabe

1. Cannabis Use and Abuse by Man: An Historical Perspective 2. The Cannabis
Plant: Botany, Cultivation and Processing for Use 3. The Chemistry of
Cannabis 4. Analytical and Legislative Aspects of Cannabis 5. Non-Medicinal
Uses of Cannabis sativa 6. Advances in Cannabinoid Receptor Pharmacology 7.
The Therapeutic Potential for Cannabis and its Derivatives 8. Cannabis and
Cannabinoids in Pain Relief 9. Cannabis Addiction and Withdrawal: Attitudes
and Implications 10. Side Effects of Cannabis Use and Abuse