Most individuals who promote herbs and natural plants for healing feel that there are 2 specific benefits for using the plant as provided by nature instead of synthetically and artificially attempting to isolate a single component and make it into a drug. These 2 benefits claimed are 1) primary active ingredients work best with the […]
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Marijuana Gives Best Results In Whole Plant Forms
A basic understanding of botanical remedies is that herbs contain many active ingredients, and that primary active ingredients are positively effected by the synergy of secondary compounds. In other words, the whole is better than any of the individual parts. In this abstract, the authors state that according to their literature review, there is good […]
Medical Marijuana: Whole Plant vs. Drugs With THC
The healing properties of plants have been used by humans for centuries, and cannabis sativa (marijuana) is one of the oldest ever used for medicinal purposes. In contrast to the whole plant or its extracts, medicinal products which only contain THC have been found to lack effectiveness and lead to unbearable side effects. The authors […]
Medical Marijuana And The Whole Plant Advantage
It is an understatement to point out that the therapeutic application of cannabis (marijuana) is attracting substantial public and clinical interest. Although the primary interest so far has been on THC and CBD, the plant produces more than 100 different cannabinoids and has been referred to as a veritable “treasure trove”. Other metabolites called terpenes […]
Medical Marijuana Dosages For Malignant Diseases
In order to assess the effectiveness of cannabis (marijuana) preparations for relieving pain in patients with malignant diseases, a comprehensive search of the literature up to 2017 was conducted. 18 predominantly double-blind trials were chosen which compared effectiveness of cannabis to placebo. 15 of the 18 trials demonstrated that cannabis had a significant effect, with […]
Marijuana: Effects Of Natural vs. Synthetic
Medical marijuana (cannabis) is defined as the use of the whole, unprocessed marijuana plant or its extracts for medicinal purposes. Therefore in most medical instances synthetic versions of marijuana are not even considered. However, for educational purposes it might be wise for the patient to be aware of the difference in effects on the body. […]
Some Marijuana Strains Demonstrate Antibiotic Effect
Every day we discover more positive health benefits of using the natural medicinal plant cannabis (marijuana). Many of you may have heard of the devastating effects on some patients of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This is a condition which resists nearly all standard antibiotics and can be deadly. This study examined the antimicrobial activity of […]
Medical Marijuana Concentrate Or Flower?
Concentrated cannabis (marijuana) has become increasingly available but little is known about the characteristics and profile of concentrate users. This article from the Journal of Addictive Behavior Reports set out to compare concentrate users to non-concentrate users in states with legal marijuana. It was performed by conducting an anonymous online survey in California, Colorado, Nevada, […]