Research:2001-01-01/Journal article/the-therapeutic-use-of-cannabis-sativa-l-in-arabic-medicine

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The Therapeutic Use of Cannabis sativa (L.) in Arabic Medicine

Indalecio Lozano

Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics · 2001

A review of the therapeutic uses recorded for cannabis in Arabic medicine between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries, written from the Department of Semitic Studies at Granada. Lozano reports a systematic reading of the Arabic medical, pharmacological and botanical literature of that period together with lexicographical, agricultural, literary, legal, historical and geographical sources, of which more than fifty carry information on the plant. The paper is organised by therapeutic use and identifies the earliest author to record each one, covering diuretic, anti-emetic, anti-epileptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic applications. The author notes at the outset that the modern pharmacological literature has generally passed over this material.

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Published1 Jan 2001

TypeJournal article

VenueJournal of Cannabis Therapeutics

Year2001

DOI10.1300/J175v01n01_05

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2001-01-01 2026-08-11 The Therapeutic Use of Cannabis sativa (L.) in Arabic Medicine Journal article History Indalecio Lozano Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics 2001 10.1300/J175v01n01_05 https://doi.org/10.1300/J175v01n01 05 A review of the therapeutic uses recorded for cannabis in Arabic medicine between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries, written from the Department of Semitic Studies at Granada. Lozano reports a systematic reading of the Arabic medical, pharmacological and botanical literature of that period together with lexicographical, agricultural, literary, legal, historical and geographical sources, of which more than fifty carry information on the plant. The paper is organised by therapeutic use and identifies the earliest author to record each one, covering diuretic, anti-emetic, anti-epileptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic applications. The author notes at the outset that the modern pharmacological literature has generally passed over this material.