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ReviewCurrent medicinal chemistry2025

Exploring Natural Analgesics for Chronic Pain Management: Cannabinoids and other Phytoconstituents.

Geir Bjørklund, Oleksandra Oleshchuk, Tetiana Gontova, Mykola Klantsa, Mariana Lukanyuk, Olha Denefil, Oleh Koshovyi, Volodymyr Shanaida, Mariia Shanaida

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Review in Current medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Geir BjørklundCouncil for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Mo i Rana, Norway.
Oleksandra OleshchukI. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine.
Tetiana GontovaNational University of Pharmacy, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Mykola KlantsaI. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine.
Mariana LukanyukI. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine.
Olha DenefilI. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine.
Oleh KoshovyiNational University of Pharmacy, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Volodymyr ShanaidaTernopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University, Ternopil, Ukraine.
Mariia ShanaidaI. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic pain lasting more than three months or persisting after normal healing is a significant global health issue. In a healthcare system, it is crucial to ensure proper chronic pain management. Traditional pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management techniques may not fully meet the requirements of physicians regarding effectiveness and safety. Therefore, researchers are exploring natural analgesics. Plant-based phytoconstituents show promise in relieving chronic pain associated with various diseases. This study aims to review the latest advances in discovering natural bioactive compounds that can help alleviate chronic pain. It discusses the pathways of chronic pain and a multifactorial treatment strategy. It also organizes data on using plant- derived substances, such as cannabinoids, terpenoids, phenolics, and crude extracts. Additionally, it delves into the pharmacodynamics of cannabinoids, including their route of administration and elimination. The review presents the results of 22 clinical trials on various cannabinoids for pain relief. It is important to note that opioids and other alkaloids from plants are not covered in this article due to their primary use in controlling acute rather than chronic pain.

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AnalgesicsCannabinoidsChronic PainPhytochemicalsAnimalsHumansAnalgesicsCannabinoidsPhytochemicalsanalgesic effectcannabinoidscrude extractsNatural analgesicpain sensation.phenolic compoundsterpenoids

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