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CBD: A Promising Treatment for Eczema?Your local or some online CBD shop might seem like the most unlikely place to look for skin condition treatments, but many studies say otherwise. With its rising popularity, more and more experts in the medical field are looking into cannabis plants’ therapeutic properties. Recent experiments show its effectiveness in treating a common skin condition, affecting as many as 15 million Americans—Eczema. If you o...

The botanical identified as Cannabis sativa L.* is inclusive of two legally distinct articles under current U.S. federal laws and regulations.Hemp cultivars of Cannabis sativa are those in which the level of delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol or Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ-9-THC) is not more than 0.3% a dry weight basis; it was formerly (and still under some state and international regulations) referred to as "industrial hemp." The definition of "hemp"...

Phytocannabinoids are a group of active chemical compounds found in the Cannabis Sativa plant. These compounds are responsible for the therapeutic effects on the mind & body. There are over 113 known Cannabinoids, and certainly more waiting to be discovered. This graph shows the most common compounds....

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays essential roles in your body well beyond the process it's named for, which is interacting with cannabis, also known as marijuana. Did you realize we had a whole system named after pot? We do. That's because the substances that come from the marijuana plant—cannabinoids—were discovered first. Let's look at the word "endocannabinoid." "Cannabinoids" comes from "cannabis," and "endo" is short for "endogeno...

The more research reveals about our health, the more we learn how everything in our body is connected. The key to that connection—and to better health—may just lie in the endocannabinoid system (ECS). The ECS helps to balance many of our physiological systems and supports the body. It impacts just about everything: appetite, immune response, calorie burn, pain and inflammation and even cellular health. But its most important over...