- 대마, Cannabis
. 학명 Cannabis sativa
. 개요; 대마속의 일년생식물. 아시아원산. 높이 2미터내외.
. 효능; 진정제, 진통제, 환각, 최면 효과
. 사용법; 우르과이, 네덜란드, 캐나다 등을 제외한 나라에서는 의사처방에 따라 사용
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Cannabis sativa
- 약용부위
. Flowering tops
. 꽃과 상판
2 통명
- 영어; Marijuana, pot, bhang, grass, Indian hemp, marihuana, weed
- 한글; 대마초, 마, 삼
3 개요
- 중앙아시아 원산의 일년생식물
. 미국중부 등 전세계에 야생
- 거칠고 각있는 가지로 높이 다양
. 손바닥 모양의 잎 5-7개
. 거친 톱니 모양
- 꽃; 작고 녹색
. 수컷보다 암컷이 작고 소박
. 자웅이체
. 암꽃은 9월전후
. 열매; 작은 재색
Cannabis is an herbaceous annual plant found growing wild and also culivated in warm climates. It can be found to some extent everywhere in the U.S., especially in the central and midwester states. The tough, angular, branched stems reach a height of 3 to 10 feet and bear opposite (or alternate near the top), palmate leaves with 5 to 7 narrow, lanceolate, coarsely serrate, pointed leaflets. The flowers are small and green, the male growing on one plant in axillary panicles, the female on another in spike-like clusters from August to October. The fruit is a small, ash-colored achene.
4 효능
- 행복감, 진정효과
. 진통최면제, 국소마취제, 항천식제, 항생제, 항간질제, 진경제, 항우울제, 진정제, 진해제, 식욕증진제, 산화제, 신경통예방진통제, 심리치료보조제
- 독성은 낮으나 효능가변적
- THC; 암꽃주변과 수지에 풍부
Although the current interest in cannabis centers on its euphorigenic properties, the plant has in the past aldo shown much promise as a medicinal agent. One researcher's catalog of past users includes: analgesic-hypnotic, topical anesthetic, antiasthmatic, antibiotic, antiepileptic and antispasmodic, antidepressant and traquilizer, antitussive, appetite stimulant, oxytocic, preventive and anodyne for neuralgia (including migraine), aid to psychotherapy, and eliminated its use as a medicinal agent, and even research into its properties was pratically nonexistent until the last few years. Its medical history suggests that cannabis has only low toxicity (no confirmed deaths have been attributted to cannabis poisoning), but it also indicates that cannabis drugs are unstable and of variable potency. The euphorigenic substances of cannabis, isomers of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), are found particularly in resins contained in the upper leaves and the bracts of the female flowers.
5 사용법
- 캐나다와 우르과이 등을 제외하고 의사지시에 따라 사용
- 건조하고 모래토양이 가장 효과높음
Not recommended for use without medical direction. Plants grwon in dry, sandy soil are the most sctive medicinally. See further information in Part 3, "Legend and Lore".