Family name:-CANNABACEAE
English name:-Mariuana
Local Name:-Kansa
Tamil names :-kanja, kanca
Sinhala name:-Kansa
Sanskirt name :-Ganjika, Bhanga
Distribution:- 'Thailand, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Africa.
Edibal parts:-None
Status:- Native
Edibal parts:-None
Ayurvedic usage:-
Treatment for:-Coughs, Asthma, Dropsy, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Piles, Neuralgia, Migraine, Dysuria, Haemorrhoids,Dysmenorrhoea, Malaria, Poisoning of the blood, Anthrax, Snake bites, Pains, Epilepsy, worm infestations, Dandruff, Insomnia, Anorexia, Premature ejaculation.
Parts used to make medicine:-Leaves, whole plant, seeds
Propagation:-Seeds.
“Plant like cannabis have been valued from the earliest times for their powerful psychoactive and physical effect. Cannabis contains many healing properties. It is very important plant used specially in many kinds of Guli (pills) indigenous medicine. It was used as a sacred plant for ceremonial ues. It was known in India AND China as early as 1500 b.c or even before. Ai present it is classified as a narcotic.” Page 34-HERBAL FOOD and MEDICINES IN SRI LANKA-Dr Seela Fernando