Bad image of marijuana as frequently misused plant will soon change in the near future. British scientists have proved that this plant could treat epilepsy and now is preparing clinical trials in humans.
Dr Ben Whalley, drugs researchers from the University of Reading prove some compounds in cannabis plants to effectively relieve the electric prod is happening in the brain. Lash that trigger seizures in people with epilepsy.
The compound that is referred are cannabidiol, one of the cannabis content that users create can be drunk. In treating epilepsy, cannabidiol is assisted by another compound in cannabis plants whose names are still foreign enough that GWP42006.
Preclinical Tests on animals have shown, both compounds are very effective and safe to relieve electric prod trigger seizures. To determine the appropriate therapeutic dose for humans, in the near Dr Whalley and his team will conduct clinical trials.
If successful, the results of this study will slightly change the image of marijuana that had been bad. Than originally synonymous with crime and abuse into plants that are beneficial to the development of pharmaceutical science and medicine.
Benefits of marijuana in the medical field is already much studied in recent decades. Some of them also proved that the plant is efficacious as a medicine, among others overcome the pain in patients with multiple schlerosis and cancer.
