Compositions comprising cannabinoids for treatment of nausea, vomiting, emesis, motion sickness or like conditions
View Patent ↗Cannabinoids, in particular CBD and CBDA and their acid derivatives are provided for use as an active pharmaceutical substance in the treatment of nausea, vomiting, emesis, motion sickness. In particular extracts of cannabis plants are presented which are rich in these substances and suitable for pharmaceutical use.
1. A method of treating motion sickness in a mammal comprising administering a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of, or an extract consisting essentially of a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of, CBD and/or CBDA and/or the propyl variants CBDV and/or CBDVA, wherein the amount of CBD and/or CBDA and/or the propyl variants CBDV and/or CBDVA is greater than 50% of the total cannabinoid content, wherein the CBDA, and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV is/are present as a cannabis extract, and wherein the cannabis extract contains less than 10% (w/w) of other cannabinoids.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cannabis extract contains less than 5% (w/w) of other cannabinoids.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cannabis extract contains less than 2% (w/w) of other cannabinoids.
4. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the other cannabinoids include THC or THCV.
5. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the CBDA and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV is CBDA.
6. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the CBDA and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV is CBDVA.
7. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the CBDA and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV is CBD.
8. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the CBDA and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV is CBDV.
9. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cannabis extract comprises 0.1-2% (w/w) of THC and/or THCA.
10. A method of treating motion sickness in a mammal comprising administering a cannabis extract consisting essentially of a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of CBD and/or CBDA and/or the propyl variants CBDV and/or CBDVA, wherein the cannabis extract comprises greater than 2% (w/w) of CBDA and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV, and wherein the cannabis extract contains less than 10% (w/w) of other cannabinoids.
11. A method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the cannabis extract comprises greater than 5% (w/w) of CBDA and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV.
12. A method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the cannabis extract comprises greater than 7% (w/w) of CBDA and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV.
13. A method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the CBDA and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV is CBDA.
14. A method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the CBDA and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV is CBDVA.
15. A method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the CBDA and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV is CBD.
16. A method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the CBDA and/or CBDVA and/or CBD and/or CBDV is CBDV.