Medicinal Use of Cannabis

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Weeraya Taupachit
Nusaraporn Kessomboon

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Introduction : Cannabis has been used as a medicine for a long time. While Thailand marijuana as a drug to a Category 5. The aim of this review was to evaluate the evidence for the medical use and adverse event of cannabinoids. Methods : To conduct 2 Thai Herbal Medicine is 2Textbook of Medical Aid5 (Pat-Sard-Song-Kraw) and 2Lord Vishnu texts Dispensary5 (Pra-Osoth-Pra-Naray). In part of Modern Medicine, Systematic Review were searched from Pubmed and Cochrane Library from October 1992 to March 2016. Results: There were 11 formulations in Pat-Sard-Song-Kraw and 3 formulations in Pra-Osoth-Pra-Naray. The main indications are pain, sleep and appetite. In part of modern medicine, there was moderate-quality evidence to support the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of chronic pain and spasticity. Cannabinoids in medical use compose of nabiximol, nabilone, tetrahydrocannabinol/cannabidiol and dronabinol. Conclusions: "Cannabis" is a herb that has medical benefits with evidences from both traditional medicine and modern medicine. The major indications are chronic pain and multiple sclerosis. The side effects of marijuana in the short term are mild; however, the long term side effects are unclear.

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