Before I start I have to say that there has been very little CBD research, I recommend looking for verified medical sources and avoiding mainstream media sources which tend to have a bias in this area. I am also not a Doctor or have any medical experience, I have taken CBD oil and have had my own experiences which I will speak about in future articles
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The following is a listing of the benefits of CBD that I have managed find from research
Arthritis Pain
CBD was discovered that it may be a safe and useful therapeutic for treating osteoarthritis and joint neuropathic pain.
Anti-Depression
There have been studies that have shown that a single dose of CBD induced antidepressant-like effects in mice. Hopefully this will be replicated in humans as well but testing will be required.
Anti-Anxiety
CBD can also be used to help treat chronic stress and social anxiety disorder, and has even shown to help with stress associated with public speaking.
Anti-Inflammatory
CBD has been shown to regulate inflammatory responses by regulating the production of cytokines.
Blood Pressure
Cannabinoids are known to regulate various cardiovascular functions which include heart rate, vascular tone, and blood pressure.
Cancer
Cannabinoids have been shown to have anti-tumor progression properties. They have shown promise in treating several cancer types, including leukemia, brain, endometrial, breast and prostate cancer.
Diabetes
CBD has been showing promise in the treatments of diabetes and lipid metabolism when combined with nonpsychoactive phytocannabinoids. It has shown to reduce the incidence of diabetes by over 50%
Depression
CBD has shown significant antidepressant-like effects. It does this by increasing the production of serotonin, this in turn can help alleviate depression.
Energy Balance
There has been some evidence found that our body’s endocannabinoid system can help to control our emotional states.
Epilepsy
CBD has been shown as a very promising candidate for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsies.
Inflammation
Cannabinoids have exhibited significant potential to be used as anti-inflammatory agents.
Memory Function
A study which was aimed towards Alzheimer’s showed that CBD may actually help to boost memory.
Multiple Sclerosis
CBD has shown a significant reduction in clinical scores of paralysis and decreased T cell infiltration in the central nervous system.
Nausea
CBD interacts with the serotonin releasing receptors in our brains, this in turn can help manage chronic nausea.
Pain Relief
CBD Oil can help with chronic pain by decreasing the inflammation. Also, the study showed that people using CBD were very unlikely to build up a tolerance to the effects of CBD unlike other drugs.
PTSD
Cannabinoids have been shown to be useful in reducing post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms by disrupting fear memory reconsolidation.
Schizophrenia
Studies have suggested that CBD can help people with schizophrenia and other similar mental disorders.
Stress
CBD has been shown to prevent the effects of stress. The CB1 receptor signaling provides resilience against the development of stress-related pathologies.
Sleep Disorder
There is research that suggests CBD may have potential for the treatment of insomnia.
Substance Abuse and Dependence
CBD has been shown to help drug addiction by modifying your brain circuitry. It has also been shown to reduce drug-seeking behavior.
Summary
As stated at the beginning a lot more research is required and some of the benefits above may turn out to be untrue and by the same token there may be other benefits.
What is important is that the studies need to be done for this potentially extremely positive compound.