Inside the alternative medicine, they exist cannabidiol-based treatments which can be very effective for control symptoms of some pain-causing diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and even potentiate the effect of some painkillers. However, its use is not yet a taboo subject in Mexico related to marijuana.
Just last November 19, 2020, the Senate of the Republic approved the regulation and decriminalization of the use of marijuana for recreational, scientific, medical and industrial fines, as well as the creation of the Mexican Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis as a decentralized body of the Ministry of Health, but it will be until February 2021 when it is decided whether or not this proposal continues.
In an exclusive interview for Salud180, we talked with Dr. Marrielle Quintero, who is a surgeon and director of the medical area of Family CBD, Mariel Pascual, pharmacobiologist chemist and consultant on regulatory issues of Family CBD, as well as Virgilio Grajales Quintero, commercial director of Family CBD, who we do not explain what is cannabidiol and what it is used for in alternative medicine.
What is cannabidiol or CBD?
He cannabidiol or CBD, as it is also known, is one of the two most important cannabinoid components. However, it should be noted that most CBD-based medicinal treatments are derived from hemp, a thin plant of marijuana that comes from Cannabis Sativa, but that since the seed does not contain THC (Tetrahydrocannabidiol), the psychoactive component of marijuana, explains Mariel Pascual for Health180.
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Although CBD acts on the central nervous system, does not contain the psychoactive effects of THC, but it does have therapeutic properties that can be used as treatments to alleviate some symptoms of diseases such as arthritis, epilepsy, neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
Therapeutic properties of CBD
- It is anti-inflammatory
- Anxiolytic
- Antioxidant
- Analgesic
- Anticonvulsant
- Neuroprotective
- Rich in protein
“In Mexican regulation the cannabis plant is like a psychoactive plant, then, what is expected of this regulation is that separate marijuana hemp from the cannabis genus. If they do that, it would be a breakthrough for the pharmaceutical and therapeutic industry“, Said Virgilio Grajales, commercial director of Family CBD.
Although CBD has multiple properties, you know, it’s that its therapeutic uses are limited, CBD-based treatments are not “miracle products,” Dr. Marrielle Quintero.
All humans have an endocannabinoid system that is located within the nervous system and the brain, when cannabinoids like CBD enter the human body, bind to endocannabinoid receptors for certain regular body functions.
It has been proven that CBD helps against rheumatoid arthritis, potentiating the effect of some painkillers in cancer, It should be noted that it does not cure it, but it does alleviate the pain or side effects of chemotherapy, added Dr.
Uses of CBD in treatments
- Epilepsy
- Anxiety
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Multiple Sclerosis (spasticity)
- Transient insomnia
- Problems with senile dementia
- Parkinson’s
- Helps control glucose levels
- Migraine
- Depression
- Relieves nausea in case of chemotherapy
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Although CBD-based treatments are natural, Dr. Marielle does not recommend taking them simultaneously with anxiolytics or antidepressants because they could develop side effects. However, they can be taken with painkillers to enhance their effect.
There are no cannabis clinics in Mexico because they are not yet regulated. However, Family CBD’s regulatory adviser will comment that since 2017 a reform of the General Health Law was carried out, and on cannabis products are not banned, but the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks (COFEPRIS), had to draw up a regulation for the sanitary control of cannabis products, but to date there is no specific license for cannabis clinics.
Family CBD is a Mexican company which has health professionals specializing in alternative medicine topics which works in conjunction with the traditional medicine, but also makes its own cannabidiol-based products in both food and pain treatments to provide a comprehensive service to patients.
If you want to know more about the products that Family CBD has or take a medical appointment with them, here is the link to your website: https://familycbd.org/
You can find CBD oil to relieve arthritis pain, ointments, joint capsules, tangerine-flavored gums for epilepsy, anxiety or even transient insomnia, as well as an anti-aging face cream to prevent the signs of aging. which are natural products that are left with laboratory analysis and regulations to be imported.
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