The History Of CBD And Its Use In Traditional Medicine

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The History Of CBD And Its Use In Traditional Medicine

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size"><strong>The history of CBD stretches back hundreds or even thousands of years when it was used in traditional medicine by cultures around the world&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Cannabidiol &lpar;CBD&rpar; is a chemical compound found in the cannabis plant that has been used for centuries as a natural remedy for various ailments&period; It is one of over 100 compounds known as cannabinoids&comma; which are responsible for many of the therapeutic and medical effects associated with marijuana&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;01&sol;unnamed&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"history of CBD" class&equals;"wp-image-153040"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>CBD is non-psychoactive and does not produce the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;high” associated with THC&comma; another cannabinoid found in marijuana&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>CBD&colon; Recognized in Atharvaveda<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Throughout human history&comma; people have cultivated and used the cannabis plant for food&comma; medicine&comma; and fiber&period;<br>In ancient times&comma; it was used as an herbal medicine to treat inflammation and pain&period; A 2000-year-old Hindu text&comma; Atharvaveda&comma; praises the plant for bringing happiness&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>CBD&colon; a Chinese Medicine from Neolithic Period<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The earliest evidence of cannabis use in China dates back to the Neolithic period &lpar;c&period; 7000–5000 BCE&rpar;&period; By the Han Dynasty &lpar;206 BCE–220 CE&rpar;&comma; cannabis had become an important crop for both medicinal and spiritual purposes&period; It also played an important role in Chinese society&comma; providing food&comma; clothing&comma; shelter&comma; and medicine&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>CBD Today<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Today&comma; it is recognized as a treatment for chronic pain and diseases&period; Its potential biological activities have prompted research&period; Although federal government restrictions prohibit the use of the plant from legal medical dispensaries&comma; it is <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;Legality&lowbar;of&lowbar;cannabis&num;&colon;~&colon;text&equals;Countries&percnt;20that&percnt;20have&percnt;20legalized&percnt;20recreational&comma;Australian&percnt;20Capital&percnt;20Territory&percnt;20in&percnt;20Australia&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">legal in many states<&sol;a>&period; This could lead to new medical therapies&period;<br>Scientists predict a boom in marijuana research&period; They point to the plant&&num;8217&semi;s ability to produce high-potency strains that are useful for therapeutic purposes&period; There is a need to better understand the plant&&num;8217&semi;s molecular biology and cannabinoid biosynthesis&period;<br>An extensive study of the plant&&num;8217&semi;s genome and transcriptome is now available online&period; This will help scientists explore the plant&&num;8217&semi;s genetics and evolutionary history&comma; and discover pathways to cannabinoids&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>The Popularity of CBD Products<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>CBD has become increasingly popular in recent years&comma; with many people turning to it as a natural remedy for various ailments&period; As its popularity continues to rise&comma; more and more research is being conducted on the potential health benefits of CBD&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>One area where this data is particularly useful is understanding usage patterns and trends&period; By looking at <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cfah&period;org&sol;cbd-statistics&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">CBD usage statistics<&sol;a>&comma; we can gain insight into who’s using the product&comma; why they’re using it&comma; and how their experience might be different from other users&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This information can help us better understand the impact of CBD on individuals&&num;8217&semi; lives and make informed decisions about our own use of the product&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>The Legal Status Of CBD In The US<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Its status in the United States is a matter of debate&period; Depending on where it is produced&comma; it may be legal or illegal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>While federal law prohibits the interstate commerce of cannabis&comma; many states allow its use in medical and recreational applications&period;<br>There are currently eight states that have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes and 10 that permit the recreational use of marijuana-derived CBD&period;<br>The federal government is aware of the popularity of CBD and is working to create regulations around the substance&period; However&comma; it has yet to make any official statement&period; Instead&comma; it has issued warning letters to individuals and companies that have flouted the rules&period;<br>Some states are taking the lead on testing and product safety&period; Alaska is leading the way with its testing and cGMP requirements&period; However&comma; other states are adopting more modest measures&comma; such as a low THC count for consumable hemp products&period;<br>One of the biggest hurdles for companies hoping to capitalize on the buzz surrounding CBD is the FDA&period; The FDA prohibits the sale of unapproved cannabis products&comma; including supplements&comma; food&comma; or cosmetics&period;<br>If a company wants to sell a CBD-based product&comma; it needs to comply with state laws&comma; as well as the FDA&&num;8217&semi;s requirements for substantiation of safety claims&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>CBD May Ease Inflammation And Delay The Onset Of Diabetes<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Diabetes is a metabolic disease that occurs when the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin&period; This is a serious condition that can lead to a number of complications&period; Some of these include heart attack&comma; kidney failure&comma; and blindness&period;<br>In recent years&comma; researchers have begun to examine the benefits of cannabidiol &lpar;CBD&rpar;&comma; a non-psychoactive component of marijuana&period; Among other things&comma; it can reduce inflammation&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ncbi&period;nlm&period;nih&period;gov&sol;pmc&sol;articles&sol;PMC8178711&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Several studies<&sol;a> have shown that this can have a positive effect on diabetes&period; However&comma; before jumping the gun and taking CBD&comma; talk to your doctor first&period;<br>Currently&comma; most research on the effects of CBD on diabetes has been conducted in mice&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ncbi&period;nlm&period;nih&period;gov&sol;pmc&sol;articles&sol;PMC7700528&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Studies<&sol;a> have found that CBD may ease inflammation&comma; reduce nerve pain&comma; and delay the onset of diabetes&period;<br>While these studies have produced some positive results&comma; there have also been some negatives&period; Specifically&comma; CBD has been found to raise cholesterol levels in wild-type mice&period; It is unclear whether this is an effect of the substance itself or the laboratory conditions in which the study was carried out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>CBD May Prevent The Spread Of Some Types Of Cancer<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>One of the most promising cancer treatments on the market is the use of cannabidiol &lpar;CBD&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ncbi&period;nlm&period;nih&period;gov&sol;pmc&sol;articles&sol;PMC7693730&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Researchers<&sol;a> have shown that CBD may slow down the growth of cancer cells and even kill them&period; However&comma; more research is needed to understand the exact mechanism of action&period;<br>Many researchers are interested in the possible use of cannabinoids to treat cancer&period; Many studies have already been done on the topic&comma; and some have shown great promise&period;<br>Some researchers believe that CBD reduces the side effects associated with chemotherapy drugs&period; Cancer is a complicated disease&comma; and the medical community is always searching for better ways to treat it&period;<br>Several types of cancers show promising in vitro and in vivo findings&period; While more research is needed&comma; CBD shows promise in treating a variety of tumors&comma; including breast&comma; ovarian&comma; prostate&comma; and colon cancers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>CBD May Reduce Anxiety And Paranoia<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ncbi&period;nlm&period;nih&period;gov&sol;pmc&sol;articles&sol;PMC2823358&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Studies<&sol;a> have shown that CBD has antidepressant and anxiolytic effects in mice and rats&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>These effects are dose-dependent&period; However&comma; these studies are only preliminary&period; Several preliminary clinical trials have demonstrated that CBD reduces anxiety and has a positive risk-benefit profile&period;<br>CBD has a similar profile to atypical antipsychotics&period; It disrupts memory consolidation&comma; attenuates aversive memory consolidation&comma; and has anxiolytic and antidepressant-like effects in several animal models&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In a chronic unpredictable mild stress model&comma; CBD significantly reduced subjective and physiological responses to the stress stimulus&period; Interestingly&comma; the effects were also related to reduced locomotor activity&period; Nevertheless&comma; these effects may be confounding factors&period;<br>Moreover&comma; CBD has been shown to have neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties&period; It also has the potential as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Conclusion<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>CBD has a long history of use in traditional medicine for many different ailments and conditions&period; It is one of the oldest known medicinal plants that offer powerful therapeutic properties&period; Today there are many ways to consume CBD ranging from oil extracts&comma; capsules&comma; edibles&comma; beverages&comma; and topical applications&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Studies have shown that CBD is safe to use and can potentially be beneficial for a variety of health conditions&period; For anyone looking to try CBD as an alternative treatment&comma; it is important to consult with a doctor first before using any products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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