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The Endocannabinoid System: Here’s How it Keeps You Healthy and Happy

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Because this is such a complicated topic, wrapping your head around everything requires some patience and dedication. Let’s check out the most notable aspects of this topic, which we’ll cover in great depth, one at a time. This survey from 2013 was conducted by the Medical Cannabis Evaluation. References.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

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There is a phenomenon known as the “entourage effect” where the action of multiple cannabinoids and other plant compounds known as terpenes exhibit effects at a variety of receptors. In all, neither CBD or THC alone are as opportune as a mono therapy without other accompanying elements of the plant including phytocannabinoids and terpenes.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

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It was also used as a topical treatment for haemorrhoids, ear infection, and wounds (Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ). Research into the plant’s chemical compounds has also revealed a rich array of terpenes and flavonoids that may also account for the plant’s therapeutic effects (Kotsirilos and McGregor 2021 ).