0 a compound (= a chemical that combines two or more elements) that is present in cannabis (= a drug, illegal in many countries, that is made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant) and that may have a use in medical treatment:
In her study, mice with a variant of ALS were given a combination of THC and cannabidiol, another compound found in marijuana.
Now new research lab studies show that an extract of marijuana, cannabidiol, can stop eyes growing leaky blood vessels.
Cannabidiol occurs in plants from Morocco, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, and in some plants from India.
Cannabidiol works in multiple ways to block the toxin leakages from the blood vessels and to prevent destruction of nerves in the retina.
However, cannabidiol derived from industrial hemp is legal and unscheduled itself.
Cannabidiol has also been shown to reduce anxiety in social anxiety disorder.
Chronic cannabidiol administration in rats was found to produce anxiogenic-like effects, indicating that prolonged treatment with cannabidiol might incite anxiogenic effects.
The cannabidiol seems to act as a neuro-stabilizer, but how?
