Natural therapeutics

Cannabis is the oldest and most versatile medicine known to man.

Rare 11-leafer Cannabis sativa

Endocannabinoids

Anandamide was discovered only in 1992.

Exocannabinoids

Many people may know the 2 most prevalent exocannabinoids, THC and CBD.

THC is produced from the raw THCA by a process called de-carboxylation. Basically means to heat the stuff over certain temperature.

THC is the psychoactive compound that brings the 'high' most recreational users are chasing but CBD has the most medical applications.

Exocannabinoid treatment of cancers

Internet is rife with stories about winning the battle against cancer with the help of exocannabinoids.

What does the science say?

4 points how cannabis works against cancer compiled by herb.co

1. Anti-proliferative - cannabis is against tumor growth
2. Anti-metastatic - cannabis is against cancer spreading to other parts in the body because of metastatic activity
3. Anti-angiogenetic - cannabis is against new blood vein growth to tumor
4. Apoptotic - cannabis causes cancer cells to programmedly kill themselves (apoptosis). Cannabinoids are however harmless to healthy cannabinoid receptor containing cells.

Additionally anecdotally true are

1. Cannabis works very well against the somatic and nonsomatic pains brought on by cancer
2. Cannabis can help maintain a good appetite, chemo or no chemo.

• http://www.calgarycmmc.com/c.htm index into studies about the health benefits of cannabis, letter 'c' lists cancers for which studies have been done.

• Dr. Cristina Sanchez interview where she expains how apoptosis makes cancer cells kill themselves (a molecular biology research scientist who did her doctorates on exocannabinoids and cancers)
• Dr. Cristina Sanchez on how cannabinoids work against cancers
• Dr. Cristina Sanchez at Cannafest Prague 2015
• Dr. Cristina Sanchez lecture in Australia (no slideshow shots, sorry)

External links

• http://www.calgarycmmc.com/ a large compendium on medical cannabis sorted alphabetically by ailment.