HOW TO USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Introduction
What is marijuana; it is also called herb, weed, grass, pot and many other names according to different locality and individuals.
It is dried flowers, leaves, seeds as well as stems from different plant species of either C. sativa, indica or ruderalis.
It’s has been used from the earlier days as a medicinal plant for different illnesses. During the early 19th and the 20th centuries it was used widely as a patent medicine in the United States. The continuous use spread into other continents and countries. This product has been used for treatment of different health complication as discussed below.
Diseases and treatment
There are many diseases and illness that are treated by this product namely;
Cancer anorexia
Appetite loss epilepsy
Chronic pain glaucoma
Nausea sleep issue
Alzheimer’s disease
Cancer treatment
It helps in managing cancer symptoms as well as therapies together with side effects to patients. It also treats neuropathic pain from sclerosis and cancer. The products are being obtained from Cannabis sativa species with the main component being tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).
Anorexia treatment
It acts as eating stimulant in those having problem with the appetite side from natural hunger. Medical cannabis is usually used to bring back patient into his or her mind thus allowing individual observe food irrationally.
Epilepsy treatment
Epilepsy goes hand in hand with seizures that occur overnight as one engage in night sleep. There are some signals that are sent to central nervous system. The cells in the central nervous system communicate to the muscles and nerves via this electrical signal. Sometimes the speed at which messages are communicated may goes high or down thus resulting into seizures.
Therefore, CBD and THC usually bind to receptor found in the central nervous system and thus control the pain.
Glaucoma treatment
Glaucoma is also called eye pressure. It can affect the optic nerve that may result into loss of vision overtime. The optic nerve is often responsible for sending signal from the eye to the brain. Therefore, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) helps to reduce eye pressure or intraocular pressure. This substance can be injected or smoked.
Chronic pain treatment
This product often acts on substances that causes inflammatory activities on the non-nerve system. The activation of cells like CB1 receptor would stimulate Adenosine Monophosphate that is cyclic and this suppresses degranulation. Otherwise, stimulation of CB2 would influence proinflammatory factors released thus suppression occur. Therefore, degranulation as well as neutrophil accumulation may occur as a result of mast cell being induced by nerve growth factor.
Alzheimer’s diseases treatment
This is uncertainty in decision making. Active ingredients CBD and THC alters the mind system and may either keep it awake when taken under regulated condition or deter mind from functioning normally thus interfering with decision making.
Uptake
Through various mode it can be taken into the body;
- Inhalation
- Injection or Oral
- Topical
- Suppositories.
Conclusion
Marijuana is one of the substances consumed by different individuals and found to have some benefit to the body system and thus may be recommended for various health practices. Despite it having some health benefits, there are also some side effects when highly taken above limit.