CANNABIDIOL, a non-psychoactive chemical in marijuana, has been found to ease
arthritis. Researchers from the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology in London and
the Hebrew University in Jerusalem discovered that cannabidiol suppresses part
of the immune response of mice with collagen-induced arthritis. This greatly
reduces the inflammation and joint damage normally caused by arthritis, they say
in an upcoming issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
What’s more, cannabidiol can be taken orally, rather than having to be
injected, making it an excellent drug candidate for human rheumatoid arthritis.
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