http://www.idoherbs.com/2008/08/08/medicinal-marijuana-advantages-and-disadvantages.html

The discussion on this website is about the use of herbs to heal various problems with the body and range from the use of herbs for weight loss to ancient Chinese herbal cures. This particular commentary discusses the fact that for some 4000 years Cannabis Sativa the herb known to many as marijuana has wide medicinal uses. Marijuana was widely used as a painkiller for childbirth, migraine headaches, and hemorrhaging. The United States Pharmacopoeia listed marijuana as a medicine for eighty-three years from 1859-1942. Twelve states now recognize marijuana as a beneficial treatment for HIV, AIDS, glaucoma, nausea, cachexia, epilepsy, cancer, and multiple sclerosis. To follow the discussion on herbal cures, please visit idoherbs.com.