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Cannabis- A Building Block for Improved Cognition

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Cannabis- a mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems flowers and seeds of the hemp plant. This plant-based mix is used as a medicine that shows effective results in treating multiple medical conditions. As per the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), “ medical marijuana is mostly recommended by the physicians in the U.S. for diverse ailments, especially for treating chronic pain, anxiety, and depression. ” When it comes to treating conditions and mental illnesses, it positively affects the brain functions in the elderly. A study done at the University of Bonn in Germany concluded that” small doses of THC affected the brain cognition in the mice. Those mice were young, mature as well as the elderly. As it happens in the younger humans, THC inhibited cognition in the young mice slightly. But, as THC was introduced to the older groups of mice, they performed better on the cognitive tests as compared to the younger mice to whom THC was introduced to THC .” With this study proved itse

Cannabis Components - Cannabinoids as Medicine

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A large population has been using marijuana for a variety of health conditions for more than 3,000 years. However, over the course of recent years, several individual components of marijuana are being used for multiple medicinal purposes. These components are commonly known as cannabinoids.  A marijuana plant comprises more than 100 cannabinoids. The human body also produces its own cannabinoids as they play a major role in regulating memory, thinking, concentration, body movement, awareness, senses, and pain. Cannabinoids are useful as Medicine Currently, there are two cannabinoids obtained from the marijuana plant that also interests the medical field- THC and CBD. THC is known to increase the appetite but reduces nausea, pain, muscle control and redness or swelling caused due to inflammation. Unlike THC, CBD does not make the users high. These cannabinoids are not at all toxic, and till now, there has not been a single death reported due to them. Cannabis is helpful in- R