In recent years, more and more people have heard about cannabidiol, also known as CBD, and its beneficial effects on health. It is one of the two most important cannabinoid components of the Cannabis sativa plant, from which other elements, such as seeds, are also extracted for therapeutic purposes. The medicinal properties of CBD were officially recognized by the United Nations (UN) in 2020. Since then, its use has been spreading in topical applications such as creams, edibles, and tinctures.
Therapeutic uses of CBD
Currently, numerous studies and clinical trials are being carried out to verify the medicinal properties of cannabidiol. To date, with different qualities of evidence, the following properties have been demonstrated:
- Anticonvulsant: It is already used in children and adults with refractory epilepsies that do not respond to other treatments.
- Analgesic: According to a study published in the European Journal of Pain, its effects on the nervous system can help reduce pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Anxiolytic: A study published in the journal Neurotherapeutics supports the beneficial effects of taking between 300 and 600 mg of CBD to reduce anxiety and fear.
- Neuroprotective. There are studies, such as one by Queen’s University, that seem to show that it is effective in treating Parkinson’s, and there are others that relate it to an improvement in Alzheimer’s. However, there is still not enough evidence.
- Anti-nausea and antiemetic. It has been tested in cancer patients with nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy.
Although these are the main properties, other studies associate the consumption of CBD with improved sleep, better healing, or a reduction in blood pressure. However, further investigation still needs to be carried out in all these cases.
At SweetHeal we use the scientific method to ensure that those milligrams of CBD will remain consistent from the moment we formulate it until it is in your hands.
We can do small-batch quality-controlled recipes that are entirely repeatable. We ensure that we have extensive lab testing on everything from the bases and distillates we use to the plant’s profile. From the minute that plant grows until the day it comes out of its extraction process, we know its terpene and cannabinoid profile.
But because we also believe in the plant’s full spectrum characteristics, some products will have a higher concentration of CBC or CBG. We trust nature.