CANNABIS SATIVA: MEDICINAL PLANT WITH 1000 MOLECULES of Pharmaceutical Interest

This literature review paper highlights the importance of female inflorescence of Cannabis sativa (medical cannabis; marijuana type or drug type). The inflorescence was used, traditionally, for acute pain, insomnia, coughing, and wounds. Cannabidiol (CBD) could be used as an anti-viral agent or antiinflammatory tool, or to inhibit pulmonary fibrosis in COVID-19 patients. The female inflorescence is the main product of medical cannabis (marijuana type). The Cannabis inflorescence can be defined as a highly branched compound racemose. Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the major psychoactive component and the toxicity of this metabolite of Cannabis is the most studied. Sales and cultivation of Medical Cannabis (marijuana type) is banned in India as an illicit drug and are illegal in India. One plant, Cannabis sativa with two names; Medical cannabis sativa (marijuana type), and second one is Industrial Cannabis sativa (fiber type). Furthermore, pollination is a process by which plants increase the genetic diversity within the species. The most common stressors impacting cannabinoid production are light, nutrition, predation, temperature, and water deficit. Industrial Hemp (fiber-type) is both an agricultural and industrial commodity and stem supplies both cellulosic and woody fibers. Hempcrete is a building construction material made from hemp fibres, lime and water. This composite, hempcrete breathes, as well as having good thermal and acoustic-insulation properties. However, hempcrete does have several key drawbacks that make it less than ideal as a building material. In addition to poor mechanical performance, hempcrete also has a high capacity to absorb and retain water. Therefore, future in detail study is warranted for the commercialization of hempcrete as a building material.