As we know, Cannabis is a powerful plant. The United States is decades behind on the power of Cannabis due to it being illegal for so long. There was a powerful study done about the effects of cannabis. There were 100 participants. The participants were instructed to take cannabis for chronic pain. The pain rate was on a scale 1-10. On average, participants said their pain dropped 5 points. The average number of pain was a 7.8 before taking Cannabis, and the average number of pain dropped to a 2.8 after taking the Cannabis. In other words, Cannabis was shown to give significant relief in chronic pain. Participants also reported that Cannabis gave them a relief in stress and anxiety, and insomnia while give no side effects. Only 6% of participants reported to have a cough. Many of the participants noted that they stopped taking medicine for chronic pain, stress and anxiety after using Cannabis.
Let’s dig in to how beneficial Cannabis is. There are many benefits to cannabis as we know. We discussed how Cannabis is substantial to relieving chronic pain. Cannabis can also work to aid in treating cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy. Cannabis also increases appetite, which helps with weight gain in cancer, and anorexia patients.
It is shown that Cannabis is widely used in the medical field. How can Cannabis be useful for the day to day consumer? What are the benefits of self-medicating with Cannabis? Well, cannabis is highly recommended as a home remedy for may illness and symptoms by individuals who practice herbalism. I am going to list 8 things we can use Cannabis for as a home remedy.
1. Cannabis can be used for bladder pain
2. Cannabis can be used to prevent and relieve headaches and migraines. Let’s also remember that too much cannabis consumption, just like any medicine can cause headache and migraines.
3. Cannabis can help lower blood pressure, especially for individuals who has high blood pressure due to genetics.
4. Cannabis can relieve anxiety, and decrease your cognitive impairment by aiding you in gaining a heightened consciousness.
5. Cannabis can be used as a home remedy to help aid in overcoming depression. The use of Cannabis on a day to day basis can help fight depression or completely eliminate depression. Cannabis heightens your consciousness and helps you effectively reflect on the issues that’s causing you to be depressed. Cannabis must be used in low doses in to fight against depression.
6. Cannabis can help with insomnia. Cannabis users, depending on the type of cannabis you’re using, can increase one’s ability to sleep. Indica is the most common Cannabis that is used for sleep deprivation. To add to insomnia, if you are having nightmares, cannabis can help decrease, or eliminate nightmares.
7. Cannabis can shrink or stop the growth of brain tumors. When cannabis is used in the form of oil, cannabis can kill brain tumors. This indeed was actually proven in a 2014 study. The study can be found here: https://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2014/11/12/1535-7163.MCT-14-0402.abstract.
8. Cannabis can decrease the amount of stress we have. Stress comes from worry, and Cannabis puts you in a conscious state where you’re your cognition is higher, and you are able to conceptualize your thoughts better. Cannabis helps relax you, and relaxation is a therapeutic tool used to relieve stress.
I strongly suggest individuals, if legal where you reside to grow both Indica and Sativa plants to help aid as a home remedy for the 8 things listed above. Cannabis also strengthen one’s creative abilities. We will learn how to grow Cannabis, and the different forms we can use Cannabis to serve as home remedies for sicknesses and therapeutic practices.