The Handbook of Cannabis Therapeutics: From Bench to Bedside (Haworth Series in Integrative Healing)

509 Pages·2014·5.58 MB·English

by  Ethan B. Russo

Handbook of Cannabis Therapeutics
From Bench to Bedside
THE HAWORTH PRESS®
Haworth Series in Integrative Healing
Ethan Russo
Editor
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edited by Ethan B. Russo and Franjo Grotenhermen
Handbook of Cannabis Therapeutics
From Bench to Bedside
Ethan B. Russo, MD
Franjo Grotenhermen, MD
Editors
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This book is a compilation of articles previously published in the Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics:
Studies in Endogenous, Herbal, and Synthetic Cannabinoids, 1(1) (2001): 5-70, 85-88; 1(2) (2001): 15-20;
1(3/4) (2001): 5-16, 103-132; 2(1) (2002): 3-57; 2(2) (2002): 51-79; 2(3/4) (2002): 5-34, 49-81, 103-131,
159-173; 3(1) (2003): 3-51; 3(4) (2003): 163-174; 4(1) (2004): 29-78, published by The Haworth Press, Inc.
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clinical experience broaden our knowledge, changes in treatment may be required. While many potential
treatment options are made herein, some or all of the options may not be applicable to a particular
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of any medical condition.
Photographs by Ethan B. Russo. Medicine bottle from the collection of David Watson, HortaPharm,
Amsterdam.
Cover design by Kerry E. Mack.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Handbook of cannabis therapeutics : from bench to
bedside / Ethan B. Russo, Franjo Grotenhermen, editors.
p. cm.
“A compilation of selected articles from the Journal of cannabis therapeutics . . . from 2001 to 2004”—
Introd.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7890-3096-2 (hard : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-7890-3096-9 (hard : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-7890-3097-9 (soft : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-7890-3097-7 (soft : alk. paper)
1. Cannabis—Therapeutic use—History. I. Russo, Ethan. II. Grotenhermen, Franjo. III. Journal of
cannabis therapeutics.
[DNLM: 1. Cannabis—Collected Works. 2. Phytotherapy—methods—Collected
Works. 3. Cannabinoids—history—Collected Works. 4. Cannabinoids—therapeutic use—Collected
Works. 5. Plant Extracts—therapeutic use—Collected Works. WB 925 H236 2006]
RM666.C266H36 2005
615′.7827—dc22
2005029271
CONTENTS
About the Editors
Contributors
Foreword
Introduction
Franjo Grotenhermen
PART I: HISTORICAL NOTES
Chapter 1. The Therapeutic Use of Cannabis sativa (L.) in Arabic Medicine
Indalecio Lozano
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results
Conclusion
Update
Chapter 2. Cognoscenti of Cannabis I: Jacques-Joseph Moreau (1804-1884)
Ethan B. Russo
Chapter 3. Cognoscenti of Cannabis II: Simeon Seth on Cannabis
David Deakle
Chapter 4. The Medical Use of Cannabis Among the Greeks and Romans
James L. Butrica
Introduction
Absence of Mention
The Emergence of Cannabis
Appendix I: Passages Discussing Wild Cannabis Possibly Misunderstood As
Discussing Domesticated Cannabis
Appendix II: Cannabis in Veterinary Medicine
Update