Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Anti-staphylococcal activity of soilless cultivated cannabis across the whole vegetation cycle under various nutritional treatments in relation to cannabinoid content

Malikova, Lucie, Malik, Matej, Pavlik, Jan, et al.
Nature Summary & key facts 2024 9 citations

This lab study tested ethanolic extracts from Cannabis sativa plants grown without soil and harvested every week for 13 weeks under different nutrient treatments. All extracts slowed the growth of Staphylococcus aureus strains, including methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) forms. The strongest antibacterial effect was seen from weeks 5 to…

Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant tissue culture and regeneration
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