Natural therapeutics

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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.

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