Specific Med Strains, Specific Uses! Nice list.

Robert42 stuck this list from NORML in medicinal...Thanks Robert42... thought I'd stick it here as well since this is where so many people have questions!

Also, I'd like to keep on compiling ths list... so if you have a condition and find certain strains to work, please post them!
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Afghooie x Haze
Pre-Menstrual Syndrome

Alien Train Wreck
Asthma

Auntie Em
Crohn's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis

Blue Fruit
Crohn's Disease, Muscle Spasms

Catalyst
Pre-Menstrual Syndrome

Dynamite
Asthma, Crohn's Disease, Hepatitis C

Sour Diesel
Edema, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Radiolopathy

Green Queen
Epilepsy, Neck / Spine Pain

Jack Herer
Anxiety, Fibromyalgia

Lollipop
Cachexia, Degenerative Bone/Disc Disease, Edema, General Pain, General Seizures, Glaucoma, Migraine Headaches, Multiple Sclerosis, Nausea, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Medicine Woman
Diabetic Neuropathy, General Pain, General Seizures, Glaucoma, Hepatitis C, Muscle Spasms, Nausea, Radiolopathy

New York Diesel
Migraine Headaches

Northern Lights
Anxiety, Radiolopathy

Northern Lights / Jamaican
Arthritis

Original Mystic
Epilepsy

Phaght Betty
Cachexia, Degenerative Bone/Disc Disease, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Queen Bee Neck / Spine Pain

Sensi Star
Migraine Headaches

Snow White Pre-Menstrual Syndrome

Sweet Blu Degenerative Bone/Disc Disease, Diabetic Neuropathy, Edema, Fibromyalgia, Muscle Spasms, Nausea, Neck / Spine Pain

Train Wreck
Anxiety, Arthritis, Diabetic Neuropathy

TX
Arthritis, Asthma, General Pain, General Seizures, Glaucoma, Multiple Sclerosis

White Widow
Cachexia, Hepatitis C, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

These were Robert42's suggestions for treating anxiety:
Afghan Kush, Romulan, Mind Bender, Legends Ulitimate Indica, Super Skunk #1

And I would like to add Afghani Dream to the anti-anxiety list!

Dragon(SuperSilverHazexSweetSkunkxPNWBigBud)
-Anxiety, laziness lol!!, pain relief

Lemon Diesel
-insomnia, pain relief

Sour Bubble(Sour DxBubble Gum)
-anxiety, muscle spasms, headache, nausea, general stomach ailments

BlackLites(BlackDominaxNoLights)
-anxiety, general pain, stomach ailments

great thread Stinky-keep'em comin folks.

hey thnkx for acknolegding that, i hope this list goes well

:)

Thanks Stinky, this is a wonderful resource! Now I'll be able to give an answer next time I'm asked.:thumbsup:

Hey it was robert42 who posted it originally; I just put it here where growers could find it, thank him!

no need to thank me ;) thank NORML infact THANK GOD! HE MADE POT :p

seriously, say good by to pharmicies.

please add to the list, this threead should b a sticky the same questions are often asked :)

damn thats tight, when i start growin im gonna have to look into some shit that helps arthiritis... thank you

Thanks for the great info! this list is very helpful. :)

I wanted to bump this thread to see if any of the relative newcomers had anything to add to it.

Strawberry cough works well for gastroenteritis (as well as menstual cramps I imagine.)and ADD.

I've HEARD that some strains of Kush have excellent anti-inflammatory effects??True?False?

Nice, keep em comin' peeps.
I'm currently looking for readily-available strains to help with MS.

I'm also looking for anyone who has successfully used any of the following for med purposes, and what you liked them for:

Bogglegum
MTF
Pure Power Plant
SourBubble
Jillybean
Hindu Kush
Skunk#1
Toxic Lemon (or Killer Queen)
Sweet Tooth
Blue Haze
Northern Lights
SAGE
Trainwreck
OG Kush
Afghani Dream
SmashBerry (or either of its ancestors Purple Kush or Hash Plant)
Bubblegum (preferably the BOG version, BogBubble)

Any insight you could give me would be GREATLY appreciated, as I am only just getting into working with medical potential of these wonderful strains.

nice list thanks

My experience with NL leads me to believe it may be quite effective against PTSD, anxiety, and depression. It seems to have a very "mentally stabilizing" effect.

Here is a quote from Hilary Black of the British Columbia Compassion Society:

"Indica and Sativa are the two main varieties of the cannabis plant used as medicine. There are many strains that are crosses of those two varieties. Within each of those varieties and crosses there are a huge number of individual strains, each with a different cannabinoid profile and effect. According to anecdotal evidence, the Indica strains are a relaxant, effective for anxiety, pain, nausea, appetite stimulation, sleep, muscle spasms and tremors, among other symptoms. The Sativa strains are more of a stimulant, effective in appetite stimulation, relieving depression, migraines, pain and nausea. We are now aware of specific strains that are effective for specific conditions and symptoms."

While doing a little research of my own, I came across the information that for muscle (including muscle-related back) pain, indicas are preferable, while for pain associated with nerve damage/degeneration, sativas are effective.
I also found the of the commonly available strains, Pure Power Plant and Haze work well for nerve pain.

Great thread stinky! :thumbsup:

Landed another one via a friend in the know:
Ortega and her descendants as anti-inflammatory.
This includes Black Domina and much of Subcool's gene pool as far as I can understand.

Well on my last grow (1st) my favorite plant was the Skunk #1...i struggle with anxiety and panic attacks but when i smoke this stuff i'm very cerebral and outgoing...barely have any left (just one lil bud) because it worked so well i couldn't keep my hands outta the jar...currently working with some Hashberry and Ak-48...let you know how they turn out medicinally :thumbsup:

I had a very indica dominant pheno in this pack that was also great for anxiety and yielded pretty well...forgot to mention it cuz its a freebie but it also did wonders for my anxiety...the sativa pheno i had was absolutely horrific tho in terms of anxiety causing it to sky rocket out of control...so basically the NLx indica-pheno from Grow Shop Alien

Any suggestions for ADHD type disorders for those who might be having a hard time getting through Robert Clarke's Marijuana Botany and continue to opt for M*A*S*H reruns or High Times back issues?...or for those who need to numb their physical pain, but also have big physical chores to do and cannot seem to have the endurance to keep moving for long periods on their current couchlock medicine?:(

"I'm currently looking for readily-available strains to help with MS." --Stinky Attic

Stinky: I do not know about MJ for MS, but Dr. Andrew Weil had a case study in one of his books about a woman with MS who took the Ayurvedic herb Ashwaganda and it helped her a great deal. I do not have MS, but I take Ashwaganda powder daily in my juice. It smooths out my twitches and it also tastes really good (if you are into earthy powders). You can usually tell by the taste or smell if something has healing powers. It would probably be nice mixed into baked goods.

That is interesting. I will talk to the caregiver with whom I am in contact about that.
I'm glad to see that you've stopped by this thread... any misconceptions as to your previous identity may have arisen from the timing of your arrival coupled with a few instances where you (like the person with whom you are being confused) referred to himself in the third person...
I'm not sure if I follow your method for determining whether something has healing powers, however.

Yes, third person, well...just paranoid. I try not to admit to unlawful what-nots in the first person (even under an assumed name). Lame attempt to protect myself from eyes that might incriminate me, I know. I have been unable to sleep with the thought that you figured me a DEA agent or some such.

On the other point--I am not a medical doctor or a healer, so I would warn all against using my methods...but nature does seem to make poison and the like taste awful, while making beneficial things taste/smell good--not always, but sometimes. There are quite a few healing herbs that taste like poison! I was mainly refering to the taste/smell of Marijuana and how nicely the healing powers coincide. I imagine your attic has healing powers and it probably smells/tastes pretty good.

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...you figured me a DEA agent or some such.

. I imagine your attic has healing powers and it probably smells/tastes pretty good.

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DEA Agent? Not at all, I had you pegged for Leon Diggs. Take it as a mixed compliment; for all his vanity, the kid was whip-smart and funny as a barrel of monkeys playing Twister.

The attic is intended to be full of healing things. Thus this thread. So far I've got insomnia and anxiety covered... and lookin' to expand.

Well I hope that Dynamite doesn't blow my HCV infected liver hehe..
nice :)

Hi Stinky, I don't know if you are interested in this sort of info for your list, I am diagnosed with both PTSD and Bipolar Disorder 1 and use cannabis in place of the psychiatrist's prescribed benzodiazepines.

I'd recommend Aurora Indica for one off heavy sedative (eg. wiping out emotional distress associated with flash backs, persistent intrusive thoughts, motor restlessness and agitation, primarily acute PTSD related symptoms).

Afghan, as a hash fortified, warm milk drink before bed, brilliant for a good long sleep.

I've also found cannabis good for toning down the presentation of irritability, I don't have any particular strain recommendation. I grow a much less potent, no name sativa dominant, that I can smoke without turning into a vegetable for the day. It gives me enough insulation, without being obviously stoned, to be able to go to work and function around 'other people' without appearing aggressive or overly critical.

sara lou :hippy:

Wow,
Thank you Sarah Lou. I was actually about to re-visit this thread with a suspicion that my former boss is now suffering from PTSD. I saw him yesterday for the first time in over 3 months; he recently lost his wonderful wife to cancer after fighting it for a span of nearly 20 years and 3 full courses of chemo and 2 surgeries. He's on a pretty harsh antidepressant now and says that he's been unable to sleep, lost a ton of weight, can't stop pacing and blaming himself for not doing enough (the guy's a saint; this is illogical) to the point where he has lost the ability to function at work and says he's having a hard time reading and can't write coherently. This is a guy with a doctorate, too. I think the catastrophic loss of mental acuity is making him even more miserable.
I don't know much about PTSD, but watching him yesterday unable to even decide where to have lunch without having to pace for a few minutes, then coming up looking distraught and having reached no decision, and apologizing for it, I'm wondering if the diagnosis of simple depression was accurate, and feeling CERTAIN that if anything, an anti-anxiety med would have been more appropriate as a start.
I talked to him a while about smoking herb and offered him my emergency joint that I keep on me at all times to deal with panic attacks, and he said he'd already promised himself that he'd never 'smoke dope' again. I told him that I understood his desire to stay away from recreational pot smoking, but that it was the difference between someone taking oxycontin after a surgery, and someone crushing it and shoving it up their nose for 'fun', and that I found that cannabis was effective for me at least against panic attacks at doses that still left me functional and that I would consider sub-recreational.
He looked like he was chewing it over but didn't take it. I put it in an envelope and stapled it shut, and thumbtacked it to my bulletin board in case he changes his mind. I hope he does. He's a brilliant man and I hate to see him like this.
I gotta get my hands on AI or some closely-related strain.

great info...i hope and pray minnesota will pass the law this year so i can get some of those crohn's disease and anxiety strains...until then we smoke what we can find

Great thread, Robert & Stinky! I saw something similar to this a while back (I think from a seed dispensary), but it was far from complete...and only recognized the strains that they carried.

Now, for my :twocents::

I've also suffered from bipolar disorder for much of my life, and have tried every known medication (mainstream & experimental) to try and combat my affliction. Of course, none of the medications were ever able to completely alleviate the problem. Some just reduced the mania a little better than others, but practically all of them came with unwanted side-effects.

That being said, I've found that almost all varieties of cannabis alleviate my major symptoms better than my old medications. But, Afghan Kush, seems to top the entire list for some reason when I feel a manic episode coming on. Perhaps because of its heavy narcotic stone?

Another thing...my wife suffers from PMDD. She is adamant about the beneficial properties of White Rhino and White Widow in helping to alleviate her most severe symptoms.

Don't know if this is coincidental, or may bear some weight...but I thought I'd mention it.

Take care.

It bears a lot of weight. Enough anecdotal evidence becomes fact over time.
For example, the Afghani influence is heavy in the strains I've successfully used to replace my own psych meds. We're coming to an agreement that it's got high medicinal value.

I've really only been a rec smoker, but have tried pot to alleviate my worser bouts of depression. Most of the strains I've had were very unsuccessful, actually going as far to say as making me more depressed and very angry. I've been diagnosed as a dysthymic depressed person, and I can't disagree, I've been struggling with depression since a very young age, but recently (Christmas morning in fact) I've found the middies I recently acquired to work very well, they didn't make me 'high' per-say but i was in a good mood, very giggly, i didn't get angry where I normally would have. Sorry, I don't know the name of the strain but I'm going to try and find out, because I need to grow some of it:stoned: it's not a strong high, it would take easily 7-8+ full bowl's to get me 'baked'. If I find out the strain I'll post it here. :rastasmoke:

anything for sleep disorder!!

nice lists i actually have a bunch of shit i could probally get pot legalised for me thanx

Grandaddy Purple - Sleep anxiety
Purple OG Kush - Sleep anxiety
Silver Haze - apetite increase, sleep anxiety after about 2-3 hours of feelin lovely

i find 99% of street strains are good for insomnia as this is often the only reason i toke, but im looking for a good depression relieving strain because often while im high my depression will fade but i will grow back into a deeper depression when reality returns

budlover and kushy, the strain 'kalichakra' seems to have quite a bit of anti-depressant value. My neighbor and I had some this weekend and agreed that the mood-elevating effect was QUITE pronounced.

Anxiety: Headband/diesel=[Super Skunk X Sensi Northern Lights] X Chem /dawg

They recommended this to me at the dispensary for my anxiety- seems like a pretty nice indica/sativa blend- doesn't leave me so stoned I can't go about my day, but definitely relaxing.:hippy:
This does work great for my anxiety, both mentally as well as the physical symptoms such as my shoulder and neck pain. Seems to work for my depression too. Great strain.

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budlover and kushy, the strain 'kalichakra' seems to have quite a bit of anti-depressant value. My neighbor and I had some this weekend and agreed that the mood-elevating effect was QUITE pronounced.

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thats a very exotic name, i will keep a look out for that