CBD oil is an extract of a plant namely Cannabis Indica which is extracted when it is dried. It is believed that CBD oil helps cure many ailments like pain, anxiety, stimulate appetite in the same way as marijuana. Though the process of curing ailments of CBD is the same as that of marijuana it does not produce any psychoactive symptoms of marijuana. CBD oil has also given certain positive results in treating a few types of seizures. CBD is the abbreviation of cannabidiol which is among the dozens of chemicals in cannabis. Among all the chemicals present in cannabis, it has the maximum number of health benefits and the other is tetrahydrocannabinol which helps people to get high.
Though many CBD reviews have written that CBD oil contains THC but it contains only trace amounts of the chemical in certain states and does not get people high. The oil contains CBD mixed with carrier oil either coconut or hemp seed. This oil is sold in various concentrations and is available in many different forms like capsules, gummies, or sprays. Some of the health benefits offered by the consumption of CBD oil are-
- ANXIETY
CBD oil has successfully shown performance in the treatment of anxiety disorders as suggested by a 2015 review. CBD has the potential to treat the effects of anxiety-producing counterintuitive results. In most cases, CBD works as an agonist which means that it triggers an opposite response when it is bound to a receptor. A less dosage helps in treating the responses whereas a high dosage may overwhelm the drain thus trigger the anxiety symptoms.
- ADDICTION
CBD oil also has certain benefits to people having trouble getting rid of their drug addiction. It has, till now, successfully helped in treating people suffering from opioid, cocaine, or psychostimulant addiction. The effect that CBD produces on different types of addictions is different. For example, CBD only has a little effect in minimizing the withdrawal symptoms in the absence of THC. On its own, CBD has shown results in minimizing drug-seeking among the users of cocaine, psychostimulant drugs, or methamphetamine.
- NERVE PAIN
People who suffer from intractable pain like in case of terminal cancer and there is some evidence that suggests that CBD helps reduce it.
- HEART HEALTH
CBD oil may also benefit by reducing the risk of heart diseases by alleviating the high blood pressure conditions in many people. According to an experiment, when nine healthy people were given 600 mg of CBD oil experienced a reduction in the stroke volume and helped their hearts to pump more efficiently. Thus, using CBD oil may act as a suitable therapy for people with hypertension problems along with stress and anxiety.
- SEIZURES
The US Food and Drug Administration approved a CBD oral solution by the name of Epidolex in 2018 for the treatment of rare forms of epilepsy in children. These seizures usually occur in children having certain genetic disorders like Dravet syndrome or Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
These are some of the health benefits of using CBD oil and it has many more. Due to these reasons, the use of CBD has increased over the year and people have started accepting it.