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. 2022 Feb 18;14(2):438. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14020438

Table 2.

The therapeutic effects of phytocannabinoids.

Phytocannabinoids Therapeutic Effects Citations
THC
Inline graphic 		Modulation of pain, spasticity, sedation, and mood;
Bronchodilator;
Neuroprotective and antioxidant;
Antipruritic in cholestatic jaundice;
Anti-inflammatory (power: 20× aspirin and 2× hydrocortisone);
Analgesic;
Anti-nausea/emesis (which is induced by chemotherapy);
Appetite promoter
Antitumorogenic		 [10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18]
CBD
Inline graphic 		Anticonvulsive;
Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive (psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and abrasions); Neuroprotective and antioxidative;
Antipsychotic;
Counteracts the intoxicating effects of cannabis;
Anxiolytic;
Addiction treatment;
Antimicrobial
(Gram-positives bacterial cutaneous infections);
Antitumour		 [11,12,14,17,18,19,20,21]
CBG
Inline graphic 		Muscle relaxant;
Analgesic;
Antifungal (modest);
Antineoplastic;
Antidepressant;
Inhibition of keratinocyte proliferation in psoriasis;
Antibiotic activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA);		 [11,12,14,17,18,21]
CBC
Inline graphic 		Analgesic;
Anti-inflammatory		 [8,9,13]
CBN
Inline graphic 		Sedative;
Anticonvulsive;
Anti-inflammatory;
Antibiotic (with anti-MRSA activity);
Inhibition of keratinocyte proliferation; Osteogensis promoting		 [11,12,14]
THCV
Inline graphic 		Promotion of weight loss;
Anticonvulsive;
Suppression of hyperalgesia and inflammation;
Appetite suppression;
Counteracts the intoxicating effects of THC		 [11,12,14]
THCA-A
Inline graphic 		Immunomodulatory;
Anti-inflammatory;
Neuroprotective;
Antineoplastic		 [11,12,14]
CBDV
Inline graphic 		Anticonvulsant [11,12,14]