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A Deep Dive into the Endocannabinoid System: The Science Behind Medical Marijuana

United Patients Group

Key to understanding the therapeutic effects of marijuana and associated compounds like CBD is a grasp on the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS). This is where plant-based cannabinoids come into play. Major components of the ECS include: 1.

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CBD Enhances Glucose Metabolism via Nuclear Receptors

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Cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 are the definitive and best-known targets of endogenous and plant-derived cannabinoids, but they’re far from the only ones. The first evidence of an endocannabinoid interacting with PPARs came in 2002, when a research team in Tennessee showed that a metabolite of 2-AG activated PPAR- a.

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Benefits of Cannabis for Inflammation and Pain

United Patients Group

It is an important aspect of the immune system’s response to foreign substances like bacteria or viruses. It is an important aspect of the immune system’s response to foreign substances like bacteria or viruses. Cannabis is a plant that has been used for thousands of years.

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Mechoulam on the Future of Cannabinoid Research

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Known affectionately as “Raphi” to many of the scientists he mentored, Mechoulam tirelessly promoted cooperation between researchers around the world to advance the study of the body’s “endocannabinoid system,” which produces chemicals similar to THC, CBD, and other plant cannabinoids, and mediates their effects.

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Plants that interact with the endocannabinoid system

Alchimia

It’s not unusual for people to think that cannabis is the only plant that produces cannabinoids (after all, it has “canna” in its name). What role do these substances play, and what other species contain them? Beyond cannabis: other plants that interact with the endocannabinoid system.

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Cannabis co-evolution: are we hardwired to use cannabis?

The Cannigma

This network is called the endocannabinoid system (ECS), and it’s a fundamental part of our biology. In fact, all vertebrates share a variation of this system, from dogs and cats to fish and birds –they all have an endocannabinoid system. Related Stories. What are the ‘weed shakes’ and how can you prevent them?

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Using Cannabis For Health and Wellness

United Patients Group

Using Cannabis For Health and Wellness Introduction Cannabis is a plant that has been used for thousands of years to treat many ailments. I’m sure you’ve heard it referred to as marijuana or pot, but those terms are actually slang terms used to describe the leaves and buds that come from the female cannabis plant (also known as a ‘flower’).