You know that phrase "For every disease a flower grows"? Well, given all the research done so far on the cannabinoids CBD, CBG and others, it could easily be changed to "For every disease cannabis grows".

Do you think I'm exaggerating with the above? To the delight of all people and animals (dogs, cats, bunnies, hamsters, cows, horses... and even dolphins) with various health problems, the answer is no. Let me explain.

Hemp contains over 1,000 ingredients, of which around 480 are unique to it. It contains cannabinoids and non-cannabinoid components such as terpenes, flavonoids, non-cannabinoid phenols, proteins, carbohydrates, fatty acids, certain phytosterols, vitamin K, minerals (e.g. Na, Ca, Mg, Fe...) and many others.

The reason that cannabis, with its active ingredients, among which the 145 cannabinoids that have been discovered so far (THC, CBD, CBG, CBN ...) are the most widely used, is that it supports the healthy functioning of the main system of all the systems of our or the animal's body - of the endocannabinoid system (ECS). The ECS consists of the body's cannabinoids (endocannabinoids – 2AG, anandamide), their receptors and enzymes.

The importance of the endocannabinoid system for our health

Many scientists, including Dr. Lumir Ondre Hanuš, who together with colleague WA Devan was the first to isolate the body cannabinoid anandamide, consider the discovery of ECS and the consequent use of cannabinoids (which replace body cannabinoids) to be equivalent to the discovery of DNA. They also think that you are Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, recognized by most as the father of cannabis research, deserves a Nobel Prize in this field. There is a very informative documentary on the subject The scientist.

Therefore, I strongly recommend getting to know ECS in more detail, as this is the only way you will understand why the health self-care of humans and most animals is completely possible and realistic only with cannabis (or its cannabinoids). To put it simply, the ECS, as confirmed by more and more research, regulates the functioning of other body systems (circulatory, immune, endocrine, nervous, digestive...) with the aim of maintaining balance or homeostasis or of health. So when we or e.g. our puppy faces a traumatic event or a physical damage to the body (e.g. inflammation of joints or other tissues, bone fracture, poisoning by toxins, pain, immune system dysfunction, nervous system damage, microbial attack, circulatory system problems, cancer...), ECS this detects and activates everything necessary to bring the body and psyche back into balance. We could therefore say that we or animals are psychophysically healthy only when our ECS is functioning well and vice versa. Since the lack of body cannabinoids is responsible for poor functioning of the ECS, we can support its functioning by consuming hemp cannabinoids (CBD, CBG...).

Evidence? Of course, there is no need to blindly believe in the written words, check for yourself. Let me give you a hint that thousands of different expert studies on ECS, endocannabinoids, cannabinoids (CBD, CBG, THC, CBN...) etc. can be found on the PubMed portal. This is a free online collection (library) of biomedical and natural science professional-scientific literature. The following are just a few of the research findings available in this collection.

Promising therapeutic potential of cannabinoids for various human ailments

Although research into the effects of the various effects of cannabis on humans is still ongoing, many preclinical studies show that CBD exhibits many potentials, including: anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, neuroprotective, antibiotic, anxiolytic, antidepressant, analgesic, antitumor, antipsychotic and others. which you can view in the graph, taken from the Non-psychotropic plant cannabinoids study: new therapeutic opportunities from an ancient herb (Izzo, AA et al.).

Cannabinoids relieve muscle spasms and pain from multiple sclerosis

Research confirms that in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, taking Sativex, which contains the two main cannabinoids in the same ratio (THC and CBD), alleviated the symptoms of the disease - muscle spasms and neuropathic pain.

CBD reduces pain in dogs with chronic osteoarthritis

Research shows a beneficial effect of taking CBD on reducing pain associated with chronic joint inflammation. Taking 2 mg of CBD per kg of body weight, twice a day, as an adjunct to conventional therapy, reduced pain and improved quality of life in dogs compared to a control group that did not receive CBD.

Dogs in particular (and cats to a lesser extent) tolerate high doses of CBD well

Studied are the consumption of 2 mg of CBD drops per kg of body weight, twice a day, for a period of 12 weeks. For a 40 kg dog, this would be a dose of 160 mg of CBD drops per day. Such a dose is usually used for more serious problems, such as severe pain, inflammation, cancer, etc. In healthy dogs and cats, oral CBD drops every 12 hours were not harmful based on CBC or biochemistry values. Cats appear to absorb or excrete CBD differently than dogs, as indicated by lower serum concentrations and the adverse effects of excessive licking and head shaking during oil administration.

CBD helps dogs with epilepsy

Although additional research is recommended to definitively assess how effective CBD is for epilepsy, some of the them already suggest a positive impact of CBD in this problem. A group of dogs that received 2.5 mg of CBD per kg of body weight twice a day for 12 weeks had significantly fewer seizures than the control group.

You can find even more write-ups about CBD cannabinoids here.

We have written about CBD in more detail in books How to preserve your brain and Natural solutions for pain.

If you are experiencing health self-care with the help of hemp CBD for the first time and you do not know how and where to support yourself with it, you can seek help with relevant experts. They are available at the e-mail address advice@biomons.com and on the website https://biomons.si/svetovanje/.

Text: Adriana Dolinar, Ph.D.Vet.Med., the president Associations for the Awakening of the Whole Man and an external employee of the information center - Zadravje.net.

Source: https://www.zazdravje.net/zdrava-medicina/zdravstvena-samooskrba-ljudi-in-zivali-s-cbd/