PHYTOCANNABINOIDS

An Exploratory Look at Patient Response to Cannabinoid Therapies Applied to a Range of Health Challenges

Cannabinoids and terpenes, found in cannabis (hemp or marijuana) have been used for thousands of years in treating many health challenges in societies around the world, however, it is not common knowledge how cannabis is healing the human body; restoring hope for terminal patients when modern medicine has exhausted all other options available to them (Herer, 1998). To provide a very basic understanding, cannabinoids are chemical compounds secreted by the cannabis flower, and provides relief to an array of symptoms including pain, nausea, and inflammation; terpenes are essential oils that contribute to the scent, flavor, and colors of the plant and known to provide medicinal value.

Israel, Spain, and other countries have been doing research with cannabinoids for many years, their continued efforts driven by the desire to gain understanding of the connection between cannabis,...

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