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[[File:Cannabis sativa 001.JPG|thumb|right|360px|Male [[w:Cannabis sativa|Cannabis sativa]] plants in late flowering stages.]] | [[File:Cannabis sativa 001.JPG|thumb|right|360px|Male [[w:Cannabis sativa|Cannabis sativa]] plants in late flowering stages.]] | ||
Cannabis is the oldest and most versatile medicine known to | Cannabis is the oldest and most versatile medicine known to humankind. | ||
[[w:Cannabis sativa|Cannabis sativa]] and [[w:Cannabis indica|Cannabis indica]] are the main cannabis variants though most strains are mixes of these. A third cannabis line is the [[w:Cannabis ruderalis|Cannabis ruderalis]], a rugged | [[w:Cannabis sativa|Cannabis sativa]] and [[w:Cannabis indica|Cannabis indica]] are the main cannabis variants though most strains are mixes of these. A third cannabis line is the [[w:Cannabis ruderalis|Cannabis ruderalis]], a rugged northern cannabis that has adapted to flower even under northern long summer days. | ||
== The endocannabinoid receptors == | == The endocannabinoid receptors == | ||
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* [https://www.nap.edu/read/9586/chapter/1 MARIJUANA AS MEDICINE? The Science Beyond the Controversy], a book published in 2000 that you can read on-line from The National Academies Press . | * [https://www.nap.edu/read/9586/chapter/1 MARIJUANA AS MEDICINE? The Science Beyond the Controversy], a book published in 2000 that you can read on-line from The National Academies Press . | ||
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= Pineapple = | = Pineapple = | ||
[[File:Nanas subang.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pineapple is effective cough medicine due to its [[w:Bromelain|Bromelain]] content.]] | [[File:Nanas subang.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pineapple is effective cough medicine due to its [[w:Bromelain|Bromelain]] content.]] | ||