Technological Prospection on the Medicinal Use of Cannabis sativa for the Treatment of Covid-19

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https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v16i2.51372

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Medicinal Cannabis, Long Covid, Phytocannabinoids.

Abstract

Covid-19 is characterized by organ dysfunctions which can affect the patient's quality of life and generate an overload in the public health system. Medicinal Cannabis has been aroused interest in the scientific community, as researches have been proved its safety, efficacy, reestablishment of homeostasis and, consequently, demedication. Therefore, the objective of this study was to verify the scientific and technological development on the medicinal use of Cannabis-based products. The syntax used to access the data was (COVID AND CANNAB+) /TI/AB/CLMS, and keywords cannabinoid, cannabidiol in the title, abstract and claims search fields. 24 patent documents were found, deposited especially in the United States by companies and Universities. Technological development has shown the therapeutic potential of Cannabis. There is a trend towards increasing investment in drug development by using Cannabis, which points to promising studies in this area.

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Author Biographies

Carmem Luíza Sartório, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil

PhD in Physiological Sciences – Area of ​​Concentration – Cardiovascular Physiology.

Deize Pereira Alexandrino Dias Santos, Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil

Specialist in Scientific Methodology.

Lívia Carla de Melo Rodrigues, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil

PhD in Physiological Sciences – Area of ​​concentration in Neurosciences.

Paulo José Lima Juíz, Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil

Doctor in Biotechnology.

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Published

2023-03-15

How to Cite

Sartório, C. L., Santos, D. P. A. D. ., Rodrigues, L. C. de M., & Juíz, P. J. L. (2023). Technological Prospection on the Medicinal Use of Cannabis sativa for the Treatment of Covid-19. Cadernos De Prospecção, 16(2), 421–436. https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v16i2.51372

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Coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) e COVID-19