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Cannabidiol: from Abusive Drug to Potential Cure

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Cannabidiol Benefits

Cannabis has always been perceived as a contemptuous drug even though it bears numerous health benefits. Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the 60 active cannabinoids identified in both cannabis and industrial hemp. When hearing about cannabidiol, people often become overwhelmed with questions and uncertainty about what exactly CBD is and how it  benefits them.

Due to the presence of CBD in Cannabis, its been cultivated for thousands of years and used for various medicinal, psychoactive, and physical properties or merely for recreational purposes. In the ancient times, they used CBD to tackle anxiety and reducing severe migraines. Even though CBD was first discovered in 1940 by Dr. Roger Adams and his team at the University of Illinois, its structure didn’t attain clarification until 1963 after much research.

For a long time, medical professionals and the general public overlooked CBD because psychoactive cannabis took all the attention. Nowadays, CBD caught some notice due to its various medical traits but still tagged as illegal in most countries because the toxic drug Cannabis contains CBD. Nevertheless, you find CBD at various medical stores and hospitals. In the US, CBD is viewed quite differently. Patients pursuing CBD treatments do not require a prescription to acquire CBD hemp oil. They incorporate CBD in their diet as a needful dietary supplement.

CBD does not cause psychoactive effects unlike its counterpart THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, which causes a ‘high’. Thus, it’s minimal side effects make it secure to use. According to a paper by NIDA, CBD acts to reduce the intoxicating effects of THC, such as memory impairment and paranoia. Though CBD helps induce sleep, some studies suggest that when given together with THC, this molecule appeared to counteract some of the residual sedative activities of THC. Contrary to THC, CBD oil does not cause variations in heart rate, blood pressure or body temperature.

Examine the infographic to get a better understanding of CBD’s health potential.

Article by Marcia Hines

Call, 440-933-7733, or come into Seeds of Wellness and learn about our CBD products by Blue Moon Hemp.

What Is a Tincture, and How Do I Use It?

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Disclaimer: This blog information is general in nature and for informational purposes. It is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professional. If you suspect you have a disease or health-related condition of any kind, you should contact your health care professional immediately. Please read all product packaging carefully and consult with a healthcare professional before starting any diet, exercise, supplementation or medication program.

 

Dietary herbal supplements can be taken in the form of a liquid, called a tincture. Herbal tinctures are concentrated, convenient, easy to use, rapidly absorbed by the body and easy on the stomach. Like many herbal supplements, continual use on a daily bases for several weeks is needed before you notice results.

What Is a Tincture?

When herbs are steeped into a concentrated liquid, the result is called a tincture. Tinctures can be made using alcohol, vegetable glycerin and apple cider vinegar or through a process called super critical fluid extraction.

Brown glass bottles with droppersAll tinctures should be stored in a cool, dark place and be contained in dark glass bottles to help prevent the liquids from degrading in light. Glass bottles are used because the base and/or herbs may cause plastic bottles to leach into the liquid. Therefore, always keep your tincture in a dark glass bottle.

The shelf life of tinctures depends on how the herbs are extracted and how they are stored. Alcohol based tinctures have an almost unlimited shelf life. Apple cider based tinctures shelf lives are short – about a year – and are recommended to be stored in the refrigerator. Three to five years are the shelf life for vegetable glycerin based tinctures.

If you carry a tincture in your purse or briefcase, be sure not to leave these items in a hot location for a long time, like in your car, near a heater, etc. because heat may weaken the benefits of the tincture.

How Do I Use Tinctures?

Most tinctures can be taken with or without food and work best when taken daily.

Before using a tincture, shake the bottle to make sure all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.

DropperThe dosage depends on the tincture. However, many tinctures recommend a dropperful for adults – the amount of liquid suctioned into the pipette when you squeeze and release the rubber top once. The pipette becomes 1/3 to 1/2 full depending on how hard you squeezed the dropper. One dropperful contains approximately 25-30 drops (1 ml).

One way to take a tincture is to squeeze the liquid out of the dropper directly under the tongue (sublingual) as a direct means into the bloodstream. By taking tinctures sublingually, the response is quicker than when the same herbs are digested.

You can also add the tincture to a small amount of water or juice (2-4 ounces). If you add it to a warm or hot liquid, it is best if the liquid is heated before you add the tincture drops. Heat may kill or weaken some tincture’s benefits.

The pipette section of the dropper should not touch anything to prevent contamination. This means the pipette shouldn’t touch the inside of the mouth, be laid on the counter top, touched by hands, etc. If you do accidentally contaminate the pipette, DO NOT put the dropper back in the bottle. Clean the outside of the pipette with an alcohol pad or a cotton ball dampened with alcohol, and allow the pipette to air dry on an alcohol cleaned surface.

If you are interested in CBD tinctures, Seeds of Wellness now carries TruBlu CBD by Blue Moon Hemp. This tincture contains no THC or alcohol. The CBD is extracted from Industrial Hemp using the process called super critical fluid extraction making their tinctures 100% pure CBD oil. We currently sell 30 ml bottles of 250 mg of CBD. Higher levels of CBD are available and can be specially ordered for you. Please contact us to learn more.

 

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Cannabidiol (CBD) Hemp Oil – What Are the Benefits?

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Cannabidiol (CBD) hemp oil is extracted from industrial hemp plant, a relative of marijuana, which contains only trace amounts (- 0.3%) of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), a psychotropic compound that causes a high. CBD offers many medical benefits with minimal side effects by interacting with the Endocannabinoid System (also called the Endogenouse Cannabinoid System) in our body.

The Endogenouse Cannabinoid System (ECS)

Discovered in the 1980’s, “the ECS regulates a variety of biological processes, like relaxation, eating, sleeping, certain inflammation responses and even cognitive function. In a nutshell, your ECS is responsible for making sure your entire body is working optimally—no small task!

Endocannabinoids (and plant-based cannabinoids) link with protein molecule receptors—called cannabinoid receptors—on the surface of cells. CBD has also been shown to strengthen and improve the efficiency of mitochondria, the ‘powerhouses’ of your cells that are responsible for ensuring that your cells work the way they should…

When a person ingests Hemp CBD Oil or other cannabinoids, these cannabinoid receptors are activated (CBD appears to have a greater affinity for CB2 receptors than CB1 receptors). Research indicates that when you supplement your ECS with non-toxic, non-habit-forming cannabinoids, you may create a healthier endocannabinoid system and, almost certainly, a healthier you.” [Source: About ECS (EndoCannabinoid System) – Blue Moon Hemp]

What does this mean? By ingesting CBD, you help balance and maintain the ECS within your body. It also helps improve the body’s control centers ability to communicate with every other system.

“In the past decade, The Endocannabinoid System has been implicated in a growing number of physiological functions, both in the central and peripheral nervous systems and in peripheral organs… modulating the activity of the Endocannabinoid System turned out to hold therapeutic promise in a wide range of disparate diseases and pathological conditions…” [Source: The Endocannabinoid System as an Emerging Target of Pharmacotherapy – National Institutes of Health]

CBD Benefits

The nutritional benefits of CBD include omega fatty acids, amino acids, protein, antioxidants, “minerals like iron, zinc and copper as well as calcium, magnesium, potassium, carotene, thiamin (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin B6 and vitamin E.” [Source: What Is Hemp Good For? – Food Facts by Mercola]

The health benefits of CBD that are documented in medical journals and research publications:

    • Epilepsy – some evidence that CBD works as an anticonvulsant
    • Chronic pain – especially nerve pain and pain due to inflammation
    • Anxiety – research show CBD reduces anxiety in humans and animals
    • Depression – small doses have an “active” effect that helps with focus and activity, but large doses result in a “sedative” effect.
    • Arthritis – shown to reduce joint pain both orally and as a topical
    • Diabetes – early findings, show slowing down cell damage related to diabetes
    • Drug Addiction, alcoholism and smoking – found to help curb the desire, especially for nicotine

    Source: What Are the Actual Benefits of CBD – Ministry of Hemp

    Note: These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Always check with your physician before starting a new dietary supplement program.

    Is CBD Legal?

    Flan flavored Blue Moon Hemp 100mg CBDSince CBD hemp oil is sold as a health dietary supplement and is not derived from marijuana, CBD is legal in almost every state in the USA and over 45 countries. Therefore, you can purchase CBD without a prescription or permit.

    Seeds of Wellness now sells 100mg of CBD by Blue Moon Hemp made from organic, non-GMO and “plant only” industrial hemp from Switzerland. This 100mg CBD liquid can be put under your tongue, in other liquids and food and/or vaped in an e-cig alone or added to another e-liquid.  We also have 250mg CBD Tinctures for sublingual use or to be added to a liquid by the end of the year. Stop in to learn more.