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: --
It bears structural similarity to the other natural cannabinoids, including tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabidiol, and cannabinol, among others.
The cannabidiol seems to act as a neuro-stabilizer, but how?
Chronic cannabidiol administration in rats was found to produce anxiogenic-like effects, indicating that prolonged treatment with cannabidiol might incite anxiogenic effects.
Cannabidiol has also been shown to reduce anxiety in social anxiety disorder.
However, cannabidiol derived from industrial hemp is legal and unscheduled itself.
Cannabidiol works in multiple ways to block the toxin leakages from the blood vessels and to prevent destruction of nerves in the retina.
Cannabidiol occurs in plants from Morocco, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, and in some plants from India.
Now new research lab studies show that an extract of marijuana, cannabidiol, can stop eyes growing leaky blood vessels.
