Pot Fights Colon Cancer Cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive compound in marijuana, may soon be used to treat patients suffering from colon cancer. Researchers affiliated with British-based GW Pharmaceuticals, a drug company specializing in producing cannabis-based medicine, say that while the world of science has been privy for sometime to the positive effects cannabidiol has on many types of cancer, a new study now shows that CBD is capable of diminishing the progression of colon cancer. According to the study, which was published in a recent issue of the journal Phytomedicine, scientists were successfully able to slow down tumor growth in laboratory animals with colon cancer by injecting them with a CBD-rich cannabis extract. Unlike many treatment options currently available, cannabidiol not only caused a reduction in pre-cancerous lesions and tumor growth, but it did so without attacking healthy cells. “In conclusion, we have shown that CBD BDS (botanical drug substance) exerts beneficial actions in experimental models of colon cancer and antiproliferative CB1 and CB2 mediated effects in colorectal cancer cells,” according to the study. phytomedicinejournal/article/S0944-7113(13)00472-8/abstract hightimes/read/pot-fights-colon-cancer
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 02:19:56 +0000
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