Cannabis Roots: Therapeutic, Biotechnological and Environmental Aspects
Abstract
Since the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada in 2018, the number of licenses for this crop has increased significantly, resulting in an increase in waste generated. Nevertheless, cannabis roots were once used for their therapeutic properties, indicating that they could be valued today rather than dismissed. This review will focus on both traditional therapeutic aspects and potential use of roots in modern medicine while detailing the main studies on active phytomolecules found in cannabis roots. The environmental impact of cannabis cultivation and current knowledge of the root-associated microbiome are also presented as well as their potential applications in biotechnology and phytoremediation. Thus, several high added-value applications of cannabis roots resulting from scientific advances in recent years can be considered to remove them from discarded residues.
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Emerging research has identified nitrogen-containing metabolites in Cannabis as having neuroprotective, antitumor, and analgesic effects.
“emerging research has identified notable bioactive properties worthy of therapeutic consideration such as neuroprotective, antitumor, and analgesic effects, suggesting they warrant further investigation [12,13,14].”
The spermidine-type alkaloids reported in Cannabis include cannabisativine and anhydrocannabisativine.
“The spermidine-type alkaloids reported in Cannabis include cannabisativine and anhydrocannabisativine (Figure 1 and Figure 2) [13,21,30,40].”
Cannabis contains nitrogen-containing specialized metabolites including alkaloids cannabisativine and anhydrocannabisativine, which are exclusive as of yet to Cannabis.
“The nitrogen-containing (NC) specialized metabolites in Cannabis, which include alkaloids cannabisativine and anhydrocannabisativine, exclusive as of yet to Cannabis, simple amines with valuable activity like hordenine, produced notably by barley, and amides commonly found in medicinal plants, namely coumaroyltyramine and derivatives, as well as cannabisins.”
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- Authors
- Gagné, V., Boucher, N., & Desgagné-Penix, I.
- Affiliations
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (CA)
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières, Trois- Rivières, Québec, Canada.
- Venue
- Cannabis & Cannabinoid Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2024-02-01
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 35-48
- ISSN
- 2378-8763 (ISSN-L)
- 2578-5125
- OpenAlex
- W4391111413
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 144
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2
- FWCI
- 0.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Keywords
- Cannabis sativa, phytomolecules, root-associated microbiome, phytoremediation, biotechnology applications, recreational cannabis legalization
- MeSH terms
- Biodegradation, Environmental, Biotechnology, Canada, Cannabis
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