Cannabidiol (CBD) for relief from pain, anxiety, and epilepsy: A review
International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, cilt.19, sa.4, 2022 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.6703/ijase.202212_19(4).006
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Anxiety, Cannabidiol (cbd), Depression, Epilepsy, Pain, Tetrahydrocannabinol (thc)
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
© Copyright: The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted distribution provided the original author and source are cited.Cannabis or marijuana (Cannabis sativa) contains more than one hundred chemical compounds. Of these, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the most common chemicals. THC is the chemical that gives a “high” and has various psychoactive characteristics. Cannabidiol, on the other hand, has no intoxicating qualities yet provides all the medical benefits, such as relief from anxiety, depression, insomnia, cancer, neuropathic pain, epilepsy, acute respiratory distress syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, etc. In the present article, CBD oil extraction techniques, the mechanism of action of cannabinoids, and the role of CBD in relief from pain, anxiety, depression, and epilepsy have been reviewed.