We all have some kind of medicine/remedy cupboard in our homes, CBD is certainly present in my medicines cupboard. What is the first thing we reach for to treat a headache?
The first thing to know about CBD is that it is not psychoactive; it doesn?t get people high. The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). But THC is only one of the scores of chemicals ? known as cannabinoids ? produced by the cannabis plant.
So far, CBD is the most promising compound from both a marketing and a medical perspective. Many users believe it helps them relax, despite it not being psychoactive, and some believe regular doses help stave off Alzheimer?s and heart disease.
While studies have shown CBD to have anti-inflammatory, anti-pain and anti-psychotic properties?it has seen only minimal testing in human clinical trials, where scientists determine what a drug does, how much patients should take, its side effects and so on.
CBD first came to public attention in a 2013?CNN documentary called Weed.
The piece, reported by Dr Sanjay Gupta, featured a little girl in Colorado named Charlotte, who had a rare life-threatening form of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome.
At age five, Charlotte suffered 300 grand mal seizures a week, and was constantly on the brink of a medical emergency. Through online research, Charlotte?s desperate parents heard of treating Dravet with CBD. It was controversial to pursue medical marijuana for such a young patient, but when they gave Charlotte oil extracted from high-CBD cannabis, her seizures stopped almost completely. In honor of her progress, high-CBD cannabis is sometimes known as Charlotte?s Web.