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Terpenes as Possible COVID-19 Treatment?

Scientists investigate cannabis terpenes as possible COVID-19 treatment Tibi Pulu In the context of the coronavirus crisis, researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology are testing the therapeutic potential of cannabis terpenes. During previous severe coronavirus outbreaks, such as those caused by the SARS coronavirus in 2002-2003, researchers found that cannabis terpenes reduced disease severity and…

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What are the health benefits of THC?

15 Essential Health Benefits of THC http://www.green-flower.com/articles/219/8-amazing-benefits-of-thc?fbclid=IwAR3p9anaW4Vgb_Uhgq41EVF1m8DR79yH59TXRRCZ4mTv9AwZ5-yhFujl-Qg Pain, nausea, protects the brain, sleep, PTSD, brain growth, appetite, antibacterial, enhances senses, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, bronchodilator, anti tumor (?), muscle relaxant, anti-convulsant

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What Does the Terpene Caryophyllene Do?

https://www.leafly.com/news/science-tech/caryophyllene-terpene?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=B2C%20Newsletter%20-%20Nat%27l%20-%2002/05/19&utm_content=A&utm_term=%5BTWS%5D%20%26%20%5BMaster%20%2B%20Not%20Dormant%5D Leafly quotes:  Also called beta-caryophyllene or BCP, this terpene can be found in aromatic oils like rosemary and clove oil, and in nature it’s most commonly found in hops, cloves, black pepper, oregano, cinnamon, and basil. It’s responsible for the slight bite of pungency associated with smelling cracked pepper. The unique molecular structure of…

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Leafly’s Description of Different Cannabis Types

What’s the difference between Sativa and Indica Cannabis? https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/sativa-indica-and-hybrid-differences-between-cannabis-types Here’s how terms have shifted since their earliest botanical definitions: Today, “sativa” refers to tall, narrow-leaf varieties of cannabis, thought to induce energizing effects. However, these narrow-leaf drug (NLD) varieties were originally Cannabis indica ssp. indica. “Indica” has come to describe stout, broad-leaf plants, thought to…

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THC! CBD! Terpenoids! Cannabis Science is Getting Hairy

THC! CBD! Terpenoids! Cannabis Science is Getting Hairy, Wired Magazine, Nov. 6, 2018 https://www.wired.com/story/cannabis-science-entourage-effect/ Notes: “We specifically see that CBD protects against the paranoia and anxiety and the racing heart that THC produces,” Wilson-Poe says. “In this sense I think of whole-plant cannabis as like a multivitamin for inflammation.” (Because there are so many important…

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The Entourage Effect

http://www.deliciouslydee.com “The Happy Chef” [Chapter Two, The Herb] “Any single chemical in isolation does not perform in the same way that a substance will when associated with other chemicals found in the original, natural source”. (What we used to call synergy in the old days.) “Most cannabis today is bred to contain a disproportionately large amount…

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INIH Strain Analysis and Pain Management

Pain NIH:  Patterns of medicinal cannabis use, strain analysis, and substitution effect among patients with migraine, headache, arthritis, and chronic pain in a medicinal cannabis cohort https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29797104 9/22/18 Conclusions Chronic pain was the most common reason for use of medicinal cannabis, consistent with the statistics of most registries. Identifying differences in use patterns between migraine,…

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