This article was originally published on the Marijuana Patients Organization site on December 6, 2013.
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant that can provide different benefits. CBD is what Dr. Sanjay Gupta has touted as a miracle healing property, so what does it do?
- CBD has displayed sedative effects.
- Some research also indicates that CBD can increase alertness.
- Cannabidiol has shown to decrease activity of the limbic system and to decrease social isolation.
- It’s also shown that Cannabidiol reduces anxiety in social anxiety disorder.
- CBD also appears to protect against ‘binge’ alcohol induced neurodegeneration.
- Medically, Cannabidiol has been shown to relieve convulsion, inflammation, anxiety, and nausea.
- Studies have shown cannabidiol to be as effective as atypical antipsychotics in treating schizophrenia.
- A study suggested that CBD may be effective in the management of levodopa-induced dyskinesia in a Parkinson’s Disease patient.
- In November 2007, it was reported that CBD reduces growth of aggressive human breast cancer cells in vitro and reduces their invasiveness.
- Cannabidiol has also been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth with low potency in non-cancer cells.
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