Title: Health Benefits Of Marijuana
1Health Benefits Of Marijuana
2Marijuana slows and stops cancer cells from
spreading.
It was found in the study, published in the
journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, that
Cannabidiol has the ability to stop cancer by
turning off a gene called Id-1. In 2007,
researchers at California Pacific Medical Center
in San Francisco, reported that CBD may prevent
cancer from spreading. The researchers
experimented on breast cancer cells in the lab
that had high level of Id-1, and treated them
with Cannabidiol.
3 Treats Glaucoma.
Weed can be used to treat glaucoma, which
increases the pressure in the eyeball, injuring
the optic nerve and causing loss of vision.
According to National Eye Institute, marijuana
lowers the pressure inside the eye, Studies in
the early 1970s showed that marijuana, when
smoked, lowered intraocular pressure (IOP) in
people with normal pressure and those with
glaucoma.
4Eases the pain of multiple sclerosis
Weed works to stop the negative neurological
effects and muscle spasms caused by multiple
sclerosis. A study published in the Canadian
Medical Association suggests that marijuana may
ease painful symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
5Protects the brain from concussion, and trauma.
A recent study in the journal Cerebral Cortex
showed possibilities that marijuana can help heal
the brain after a concussion, or other traumatic
injury. In the journal it was said that the
experiments were done on mice, and that marijuana
lessened the bruising of the brain, and helped
with healing mechanisms after a traumatic injury.
6Reduces severe pain, and nausea from chemo, and
stimulates appetite
One of the most common uses of medical marijuana
is for people going through chemotherapy. Cancer
patients going through chemo suffer from severe
pains, painful nausea, vomiting, and loss of
appetite. This can lead to further health
complications.