What is medical cannabis?
This is the use of the plant in terms of its active principles of Cannabis sativa. Called cannabinoids, (including tetrahydrocannabinol or THC) and (cannabidiol or CBD). Both active ingredients are used in therapy to treat certain diseases or relieve certain symptoms.
These include reducing the loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. As well as to treat pain and muscle spasticity in people with HIV/AIDS. Its use for other medical applications has been studied, but there is still not enough information to draw conclusions.
Medical properties of cannabis
Marijuana, also known as cannabis, contains many therapeutic and medicinal properties derived from CBDV that can benefit cancer patients. Medical research studies reviewed by NORML.org have shown that the plant has anti-cancer properties. In addition, it also has anti-tumor effects in several types of cancer, as well as for treating migraines.
People interested in marijuana therapies should consult a health care professional before using marijuana to treat the symptoms of any disease.
healing characteristics
Cannabis has unique characteristics that have made it accepted as a miracle plant. Now thanks to advances in research and legalization in many countries, cannabinoids can be known to kill cancer cells. Spanish scientists have conducted studies suggesting that THC can kill brain cancer cells.
Another group of researchers, from San Francisco, from their studies have managed to demonstrate that CBD can stop metastasis in different highly aggressive cancers. Marijuana stimulates the development of brain cells. Studies show that cannabinoids stimulate neurogenesis in the hippocampal area in adults.
This part of the brain is responsible for such important functions as memory and mood. It also has effects that help combat anxiety and depression. CBD is the most medically promising compound yet discovered. This compound does not have psychoactive properties, however it has countless applications in medicine.
The medicinal properties of hemp seeds are also very interesting and they are an excellent option at a medical and nutritional level.
What are the main uses of medical cannabis?
Thanks to the contribution of scientific research and the spread of information, they have helped the medical use of cannabis has developed. The potentially beneficial uses can be seen in many diseases.
Knowing the beneficial health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids, the medical use of cannabis is understood in many diseases. This plant can be used as: Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, Nerve tissue protector and repairer, Anticonvulsant, Muscle relaxant, Anti-tumor, Anti-nausea and anti-vomiting, Antispasmodic.
It is also an appetite stimulant, Anxiolytic & Antipsychotic, Sleep Inducer, Immunity Regulator, Antioxidant, Relapse and Abstinence Syndrome Preventive.
Consumption and tolerance of medical Cannabis
Repeated use of large amounts of cannabis can produce tolerance of subjective effects (mood swings, memory impairment). Tolerance to the effects of cannabis in humans is directly related to the amount of THC consumed.
Considering the direct relationship between the dose of THC used and the occurrence of tolerance. The precise degree of tolerance to different therapeutic effects that may result from the continued use of cannabis and cannabinoids is not known.
Benefits of medical cannabis
It can be used to treat glaucoma. This disease increases pressure on the eyeball, damaging the optic nerve and causing vision loss.
Marijuana decreases the pressure inside the eye, lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) in people with normal pressure and people with glaucoma.
It can help reverse the cancer-causing effects of tobacco and improve lung health. Marijuana does not harm lung function and may even increase lung capacity.
It helps control seizures. Cannabinoids, such as the active ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (also known as THC), control seizures.
A chemical found in marijuana prevents the spread of cancer. CBD can help prevent the spread of cancer, reported researchers at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
Decreases anxiety. Medical marijuana users say the drug helps relieve pain and suppresses nausea. The two main reasons it is often used to relieve the side effects of chemotherapy. Dosage control is needed, as higher doses can increase anxiety.
THC slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. One study found that THC slows the formation of amyloid plaques by blocking the enzyme in the brain that produces them. These plaques are what kill brain cells and cause Alzheimer’s.
It must be said that not only humans benefit from the medicinal properties of marijuana, but also pets such as dogs, cats, birds, etc., already use this type of natural medication for certain health problems in animals.
Ways to consume Medical Cannabis
It is not recommended to smoke cannabis if the person is looking for the medical benefits of the plant and not a big buzz. In the incineration of the material combustion and carbonization of the organic matter of the plant a great amount of polluting and toxic compounds for the organism are derived. All these counterproductive effects can be avoided. To avoid them we must only consume the plant in a different way. The ideal is to consume the plant in vaporizers, with food, drinks, or raw.
Below we explain in detail how each of them works:
Vaporizer
With a vaporizer there is no combustion, hardly any harmful by-products are released, such as benzene or tar or carbon particles. Up to 95% of the active substances, such as THC and CBD, are absorbed. And it serves to combat acute pain. This is done with a device that heats the cannabis to a temperature between 180 and 220 degrees Celsius: a temperature above the boiling point of its compounds.
Due to the heat, the essential oils of the herbs are released, creating a pleasantly aromatic vapour, without polluting the air and the body with smoke. Today there are modern devices that allow cannabis to reach the exact temperature thanks to a heating element.
With food
If you perform the process of decarboxylation of cannabis you can consume it with food and get all its effects. In this way you can benefit from the psychoactive effects as well as the medical ones, since THC and CBD are preserved.
With this mode of consumption the effect is more powerful and longer lasting. This makes it highly suitable for chronic conditions in which medication is constantly needed.
When cannabis is ingested with food it will take some time before it starts to take effect. Therefore, you should start with a very low dose and increase the dose day by day until you achieve the desired result.
In drinks
Medical cannabis can also be administered as a beverage. Thanks to its fat-soluble properties, cannabis milk is a common form.
With regard to cannabis drinks it may also take some time before you feel the effects. This is something to be aware of.
Raw
The American doctor William Courtney has recently presented the results of an investigation from which the use of fresh cannabis has emerged. Cannabis in fruit drinks has a particularly beneficial effect on the prevention and cure of various diseases.
Raw cannabis refers to the use of almost all parts of the plant in the preparation of fruit juices and salads. One of the advantages is that the psychoactive effects are reduced to a minimum.
For maximum effectiveness, Dr. Courtney recommends using 115-230 grams (4-8 ounces) of plant parts. The (leaves, stem, flowers) in a shake. 5 mg of cannabidiol (CBD) per kilogram of weight A salad with hemp seeds and 50 mg THC in 5 daily doses.
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