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Canna indica was also part of this famine food. As a consequence, the plant became known as a food crop. Today, the rhizomes are processed to starch, vermicelli, white wine, and ethanol. Due to the use as a food crop and relatively low diseases and pests pressure, Canna indica has become a characteristic crop for large-scale cultivation in ...
The name Canna originates from the Latin word for a cane or reed. [13] Canna indica, commonly called achira in Latin America, has been cultivated by Native Americans in tropical America for thousands of years, and was one of the earliest domesticated plants in the Americas. The starchy root is edible. [14]
In vitro, CBG has identified pharmacodynamic actions and its mechanism of action appears to be from interactions with multiple targets. [1] [2] [3]CBG is a weak ligand of the cannabinoid CB 1 and CB 2 receptors with affinities (K i) of 380–2,600 nM and 153–3,460 nM, respectively.
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Canna indica. The plant is propagated from rhizomes and cultivation takes place at elevations up to 300 metres on the eastern and windward facing side of the highlands of St. Vincent. Cultivation covers an area of about 3,700 ha and some 80% of the crop is grown by small farmers.
The following list is based on the Taxonomic revision of the family Cannaceae in the New World and Asia, by Tanaka [4] and the proposal to conserve the name Canna tuerckheimii over C. latifolia.
C. indica may also refer to: Caloria indica, a sea slug species; Canis indica, the Indian wolf, a possible distinct species of wolves; Canna indica, the saka siri, Indian shot, canna, bandera, chancle, coyol, platanillo or kardal, a plant species; Chalcophaps indica, the emerald dove, a bird species found in tropical southern Asia