Table 1 Number of cited ailments treated by folk medicine practitioners of Bangladesh using different parts of Cannabis sativa
Name of ailment | Number of citation (n=) | Parts used | Pharmacological justification (from literature) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sleep problems (insomnia, to induce sleep, soporific) | 5 | Leaf, root, seed, inflorescence | Anticancer and antitumor (Lukhele and Motadi 2016; Velasco et al. 2012, 2016), analgesic (Argueta et al. 2020; Comelli et al. 2008), anti-arthritis (Lowin et al. 2020), anti-spasticity (Hagenbach et al. 2007; Leussink et al. 2012), antibacterial, antimicrobial (Appendino et al. 2008, Monika and Kaur, 2014, Pellegrini et al. 2020) Cardiovascular care (Garza-Cervantes et al., 2020) Digestive disorders (Goyal et al. 2017; Machado Rocha et al. 2008; Parker et al. 2011) Infection, wound injury (Ali et al. 2012; Sangiovanni et al. 2019) Hormonal effects (Brents 2016; Walker et al. 2019) Mental health (Khan et al. 2020) Headache/migraine (Leimuranta et al. 2018; Lochte et al. 2017), Neuroprotection (Fernández-Ruiz et al. 2015; Milano 2018) |
Arthritis and pain (gout, rheumatism, cancer and arthritic pain) | 4 | Leaf, root, seed | |
Gynecological disorders (dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, expedite delivery) | 4 | Leaf, root | |
Cancer | 3 | All parts, leaf, root, seed | |
Sexual problems (erectile dysfunction, sex stimulation, low libido, pleasant sensation) | 3 | Leaf, root, seed | |
Gastrointestinal problems (diarrhea, dyspepsia, strangulated hernia, poor digestion, dysentery) | 4 | Leaf, flower | |
Neuropsychiatric and CNS (paralysis, psychosis, insanity) | 5 | Leaf, root | |
Infections and respiratory problems (tetanus, wound, tuberculosis, cough, asthma) | 5 | Leaf, root, resin | |
Other ailments (hypertension, headache, itch, increases bile secretion, abortifacient, dandruff, fever, urinary problems) | 1 | Leaf, root, resin |