Cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound in the cannabis plant that has significant medicinal effects, but no psychoactive effects like the cannbinoid THC. Therefore, CBD-rich cannabis strains and products containing only CBD are now an attractive form of treatment for many patients. The cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-psychotic and anticonvulsant effects and is successfully used for pain, anxiety and to alleviate psychotic symptoms.
Recent scientific and clinical studies highlight the potential of CBD as a treatment for a variety of diseases and disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, alcoholism, MS, chronic pain, schizophrenia, PTSD, antibiotic-resistant infections, epilepsy and other neurological disorders. CBD has a neuroprotective and neurogenic mode of action and its anti-cancer properties are currently being studied in several academic research centres in the USA and other countries. Several scientific indications have already been found that CBD can help fight cancer cells and suppress cancer cell growth.
A large number of patients are interested in the medicinal benefits of CBD and use this cannabinoid as an effective form of treatment for certain symptoms and diseases. After decades of focusing on mainly THC-rich cannabis strains with strong psychoactive effects, more and more cannabis strains with elevated CBD levels and only low levels of THC are now being bred specifically for medicinal use.
CBD and its medicinal effects
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Who can benefit from the cannabinoid CBD?
Scientific research has shown CBD to be therapeutic for many conditions and symptoms, including (but not limited to) chronic pain, cancer, anxiety, diabetes, epilepsy, rheumatoid arthritis, PTSD, sleep disorders, alcoholism, cardiovascular disease, antibiotic-resistant infections and various neurological conditions.
The company GW Pharmaceuticals has successfully completed clinical trials with Sativex, with cannabis extracts from whole CBD-rich plants. CBD-rich cannabis extracts have proven particularly useful for people suffering from neuropathic pain.
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CBD-rich cannabis strains
- Nebula II CBD by Paradise Seeds
- CBD Kush by Dutch Passion
- CBD Queen from Cannamed
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