Drug companies have already developed a handful of drugs derived from isolated elements of the marijuana plant.
Discovery in India Reports by researchers at the symposium emphasized the potential of drugs derived from plants.
The real hope lies in the new drugs derived from it - analog drugs.
The organization had obtained the drug, derived from cucumber root, from China.
The drug, derived from hookworms, is being tested in other studies in humans for heart conditions and appears to be safe, the authors said.
The prospecting effort is still young; the journey to market for any drug derived from natural sources typically takes 5 to 15 years.
Butyrophenones are a class of pharmaceutical drugs derived from butyrophenone.
Major work is done in the areas of biological, chemical, and clinical research on anti-cancer drugs derived from plants.
He also claimed a right to share in the profits made on any drugs derived from his cells.
Four companies are conducting trials of the drug derived from cell lines of other people.