Cannabinoids as Therapeutics covers the use of Cannabis in India, and is an expression of thanks to the herbal practitioners who have carried on the drug's medical traditions through the centuries.

Cannabinoids as Therapeutics describes the progression from the time when Cannabis was used by ancient medical practitioners as a herbal remedy to the present day, when we are approaching an understanding of the endocannabinoid system and the role that cannabinoids may pay in medicine.

Contents

1. Cannibinoid Chemistry: An Overview
2. Cannabidiol as a Potential Medicine
3. Endocannabinoids and Regulation of Fertility
4. Cannabinoids in Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection
5. Role of the Endocannabinoid System in Learning and Memory
6. Cannabinoids and Anxiety
7. Cannabinoid Targets for Pain Therapeutics
8. Potential use of Cannabimimetics in the Treatment of Cancer
9. Cannabinoids: Effects on Vomiting and Nausea in Animal Models
10. The Skeleton: Stone Bones and Stoned Heads?
11. Cannabinoids and Drugs of Abuse
12. Cannabinoids in Appetite and Obesity
13. The Development of Sativex^®- a Natural Cannabis-Based Medicine

Index

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