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In the nineteenth century, Western physicians in contact with Indian and Middle Eastern medicine — among them the Irish doctor William Brooke O'Shaughnessy — introduced [[cannabis]] preparations into European medical practice.<ref name="crocq2020"/> But the chemistry of the plant remained obscure for more than a century afterward, because its active constituents had never been isolated in pure form. | In the nineteenth century, Western physicians in contact with Indian and Middle Eastern medicine — among them the Irish doctor William Brooke O'Shaughnessy — introduced [[cannabis]] preparations into European medical practice.<ref name="crocq2020"/> But the chemistry of the plant remained obscure for more than a century afterward, because its active constituents had never been isolated in pure form. | ||
'''Cannabinoids''' are the family of compounds — found in the [[cannabis]] plant, produced naturally in the body, or made synthetically — that act on the body's cannabinoid signalling system. The term covers three overlapping groups: the '''phytocannabinoids''' of the plant (such as [[THC]] and [[CBD]]), the '''endocannabinoids''' produced within the body, and a range of '''synthetic cannabinoids'''. | '''Cannabinoids''' are the family of compounds — found in the [[cannabis]] plant, produced naturally in the body, or made synthetically — that act on the body's cannabinoid signalling system. The term covers three overlapping groups: the '''phytocannabinoids''' of the plant (such as [[THC]] and [[Cannabidiol|CBD]]), the '''endocannabinoids''' produced within the body, and a range of '''synthetic cannabinoids'''. | ||
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