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ResearchJournal article24 June 2021

Traditional uses of Cannabis: An analysis of the CANNUSE database

Manica Balant, Airy Gras, Mario Ruz, Joan Vallès, Daniel Vitales, Teresa Garnatje

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Statistical analysis of the CANNUSE database of traditional Cannabis uses (2,330 entries from more than 40 countries), asking whether particular plant parts go with particular uses. Medicinal use accounts for 75.41% of the entries, psychoactive use for 8.35% and alimentary use for 7.29%; the parts most often used are leaf (50.51%), seed (15.38%) and inflorescence (11.35%). Leaf is associated with medicinal use, seed with alimentary use and inflorescence with psychoactive use. Pearson's chi-square and Fisher's exact tests on 1,167 human medicinal entries in 16 body-system categories link leaf with skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders and with circulatory system and blood disorders. Seed goes with musculoskeletal disorders and traumas, inflorescence with nervous system and mental disorders. The authors conclude that leaf and seed are often more important than inflorescence in traditional treatment of some ailments and that traditional use can point medicinal research towards particular landraces and plant parts. The database itself is described in a 2021 data paper in Database.

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DOI10.1016/j.jep.2021.114362

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2021-06-24 2026-11-10 Traditional uses of Cannabis: An analysis of the CANNUSE database Journal article Culture Manica Balant, Airy Gras, Mario Ruz, Joan Vallès, Daniel Vitales, Teresa Garnatje Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2021 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114362 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874121005912 Statistical analysis of the CANNUSE database of traditional Cannabis uses (2,330 entries from more than 40 countries), asking whether particular plant parts go with particular uses. Medicinal use accounts for 75.41% of the entries, psychoactive use for 8.35% and alimentary use for 7.29%; the parts most often used are leaf (50.51%), seed (15.38%) and inflorescence (11.35%). Leaf is associated with medicinal use, seed with alimentary use and inflorescence with psychoactive use. Pearson's chi-square and Fisher's exact tests on 1,167 human medicinal entries in 16 body-system categories link leaf with skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders and with circulatory system and blood disorders. Seed goes with musculoskeletal disorders and traumas, inflorescence with nervous system and mental disorders. The authors conclude that leaf and seed are often more important than inflorescence in traditional treatment of some ailments and that traditional use can point medicinal research towards particular landraces and plant parts. The database itself is described in a 2021 data paper in Database.