I wonder if we should be spending as much time on flavonoids as we do on terpenes (including cannabinoids)?
There is little doubt that they play a powerful effect. Just as the minor cannabinoids tend to be overlooked by much of the general & scientific cultures… flavonoids are also largely passed-over.
This study, for example, indicates that some of the components of dark chocolate reduce the body’s production of the stress hormone, cortisol (not surprising to most who have every consumed chocolate, but… did you know that those components are also found all over nature, including inside cannabis?!)
I’ll start adding flavonoids to the list of info to start sharing!
CBD Shows Promise for Schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s, and Brain Injury Patients
A meta-analysis of previous studies investigating cannabidiol’s (CBD) potential to improve cognitive function among schizophrenia and brain injury patients offers hope to doctors and patients. In experiments on both human patients and rat models of schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s Disease, hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, hepatic encephalopathy, sepsis, pneumococcal meningitis, and cerebral malaria, the administration of CBD reduced neuroinflammation and resulting deficits in spatial learning and memory, recognition memory, and associative learning. Read more or download PDF on the CED Foundation Archive: http://bit.ly/2W1PpW8
In this same review, further investigating the effect of the non-psychoactive cannabidiol (CBD) on cognitive function suggests CBD counteracts the cognitive deficiencies induced by the psychoactive component of cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Studies performed on humans and rat models demonstrated that CBD can improve episodic and recognition memory, verbal and visual learning and memory, and working memory, all skills which are usually impaired by THC content. For patients looking to reduce the aforementioned undesirable effects of cannabis, strains or products with high CBD and low THC content may be a viable solution.
Benjamin Caplan, MDA systematic review of the effect of cannabidiol on cognitive function: Relevance to schizophrenia
A lawsuit was filed against the Justice Department alleging that keeping cannabis on the CSA posed serious health risks. Originally dismissed, an appeal was filed and it was decided to leave the case open to apply pressure to the DEA to de-schedule cannabis. Action could be taken soon http://bit.ly/30Yrue3
Benjamin Caplan, MDA lawsuit filed against the Justice Department re: de-scheduling
Cannabis can be promote increased anxiety in some people. While the details are not fully understood yet, the synergistic functioning of multiple cannabis components, known as the entourage effect, is a reliable way to lessen the paranoia and anxiety that may stem from the consumption of THC. Cannabinoids and terpenes such as CBD, pinene, linalool and more have been shown to help. http://bit.ly/3102p2w
Benjamin Caplan, MDWhy Some People Freak Out on Cannabis, and Others Don’t
