Cannabis sativa L. as a Natural Drug Meeting the Criteria of a Multitarget Approach to Treatment

A Stasiłowicz, A Tomala, I Podolak… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cannabis sativa L. turned out to be a valuable source of chemical compounds of various
structures, showing pharmacological activity. The most important groups of compounds …

Cannabis: a treasure trove or pandora's box?

K Solymosi, A Köfalvi - Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background & Objective: Cannabis is one of the earliest cultivated plants. Cannabis of
industrial utility and culinary value is generally termed as hemp. Conversely, cannabis that is …

Management of chronic pain in adults living with sickle cell disease in the era of the opioid epidemic: a qualitative study

CB Sinha, N Bakshi, D Ross… - JAMA network open, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The hallmark of sickle cell disease (SCD) is vaso-occlusive pain that may be
acute and episodic or may progress to chronic, persistent pain with unpredictable and …

Therapeutic potential of cannabinoids in glaucoma

T Lindner, D Schmidl, L Peschorn, V Pai… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. To date, intraocular
pressure (IOP) is the only modifiable risk factor in glaucoma treatment, but even in treated …

Cannabinoids in glaucoma patients: The never-ending story

A Passani, C Posarelli, AT Sframeli, L Perciballi… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glaucoma is one of the principal causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. Yet, intraocular
pressure (IOP) is the main modifiable risk factor for disease progression. In the never-ending …

[PDF][PDF] Update of cannabis and its medical use

BK Madras - Geneva: World Health Organization, 2015 - dalgarnoinstitute.org.au
This update of cannabis and its medical use was commissioned by the Secretariat of the
Expert Committee on Drug Dependence, Department of Essential Medicines and Health …

Illicit drugs: effects on eye

D Dhingra, S Kaur, J Ram - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2019 - journals.lww.com
There is a myriad of changes that can be produced in the eye by toxic drugs ranging from
mild/no symptoms to severe loss of vision from endophthalmitis. The routes of administration …

[HTML][HTML] Focus: plant-based medicine and pharmacology: herbal medicines in glaucoma treatment

M Ige, J Liu - The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Optimizing treatment is
important to protecting vision. The current standard of therapy for glaucoma involves …

Tryptophan and substance abuse: mechanisms and impact

M Davidson, N Rashidi, MK Hossain, A Raza… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Addiction, the continuous misuse of addictive material, causes long-term dysfunction in the
neurological system. It substantially affects the control strength of reward, memory, and …

[HTML][HTML] Nature as a source of drugs for ophthalmology

GKLO Pinheiro, I Araújo Filho, I Araújo Neto… - Arquivos brasileiros de …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Nature has always provided an unlimited source of biologically-active compounds. Since the
beginning of mankind, humans have sought resources in fauna and flora to treat eye …