THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS
·Nervous System: The main medicinal effect of cannabis is its anti-depressive and sedative properties, that is why the use of Cannabis against anxiety, insomnia or depression is recommended with similar indications to opiates. Its use in other psychiatric affections must be limited to a strict knowledge of the drug properties, it could increase and aggravate the manic process. The discreet doses can exert a stimulating effect of the nervous system, at least during the first two hours (depending on the CBD content); later one could appear in a state of drowsiness. The abstinence phenomenas are lighter than plants like opium and cocaine.
Uses in spasticity control and anticonvulsive therapy are documented in multiple sclerosis and epilepsy treatments.
·Ophthalmology: It reduces the intraocular pressure and it is indicated in the case of Glaucoma.
·Oncology: It is indicated for neoplasic pain in combined therapy with opium derivatives. It is documented that THC (and others synthetic cannabinoids) can act like antineoplasic drug described in breast cancer (See references in SEIC (University Complutense - Madrid).
·Sexology: An aphrodisiac effect has been proved with small doses and the opposite happens taking higher doses.
·Infective Diseases: Cannabis produces active antibiotic substances against Gram + microbes. Through external application the effect of other analgesics will increase (anti-inflammatory not steroids). Cannabis is a drug with little toxicity.
·Anti-inflammatory: People who control the liberation of certain pro inflammatory proteins indicated for the neurological pain. CBD is an inhibitor of lipoxygenase.
·Anti vomiting: induced by THC and CBD together. Indicated for combined therapies controlling sickness in cancer patients.
Side effects: Stupor, confusion of ideas, pupil expansion, raised imagination, drowsiness. The mental effects return to normality after the consumption of natural acids like lemon juice or coffee.
Varieties with therapeutic uses: We recommend varieties with a high concentration in CDB and CBN like: Afgan Kush, White widow, Mazar , White Rhino, Great White Shark, Northern Light and Skunk.
Psychoactive compounds: Cannabinoids, delta-Tetrahidrocannabinol and other. It has more than sixty cannabinoids with different indices of psycho-activities.
In the volatile oil are medicinal and aromatic properties.
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