Hemp Extract (Extractum Cannabis) in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Distress and Dyspepsia: Historical Insights from Barcelona, Spain
Journal: Pharmaceuticals
Year: 2024

This study explores the trajectory of interest in and use of <i>Extractum Cannabis</i> (hemp extract, i.e., extract of <i>Cannabis sativa</i> L.) for the symptomatic treatment of minor gastrointestinal distress and dyspepsia in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) prior to 1939, through a review of primary sources. The objective of this paper is to present a historical pharmaceutical and applied review of the medical use of the hemp genus (<i>Cannabis</i> L.) prio