Gastric acid inhibitory and gastric protective effects of Cannabis and cannabinoids
10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.04.021
- Author:
Omar ABDEL-SALAM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Toxicology and Narcotics, Medical Division, National Research Centre
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cannabis sativa;
Gastric acid;
Gastric mucosa
- From:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
2016;9(5):413-419
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Cannabis sativa has long been known for its psychotropic effect. Only recently with the discovery of the cannabinoid receptors, their endogenous legends and the enzymes responsible for their synthesis and degradation, the role of this ‘endocannabinoid system’ in different pathophysiologic processes is beginning to be delineated. There is evidence that CB
