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What is Medical Marijuana? It is the process of using unprocessed plant or its basic extracts to cure a disease or a symptom. Chemicals present in the marijuana plant are helpful in curing many diseases or illnesses. This is why many states in US have legalized the use it.
History
cannabis is a wild herb that grows in areas having temperate climates. Many Asian countries have included = medical marijuana in their list of healing herbs. China is said to be the first country that started using medicinal weed.
How is it used?
It can be taken in various ways. Some medical physicians prepare it in liquid form for drinking. While other health professionals feel that it is more beneficial if it is eaten. Smoking is another way of taking marijuana into the body for healing the disease. Many marijuana doctors prescribe the use of marijuana by crushing it and using it as an ointment or in a poultice.
Proven Benefits of Marijuana1. Controls Epileptic Seizures: It is very helpful in preventing epileptic seizures. It contains tetrahydrocannabinol (also called THC) which controls seizures by binding to the brain cells. These brain cells are responsible for controlling excitability and regulating relaxation.2. Prevents Cancer from Spreading: A research done in 2007 at California Medical Center in San Francisco showed that Marijuana can be helpful in preventing cancer from spreading. Cannabidiol turns off a gene called Id-1 thus preventing cancer from spreading. You can visit Cannabis Club in San Jose to know more about cancer prevention by taking marijuana.
3. Decreases Anxiety: Researchers from Harvard Medical School in 2010 suggested that smoking marijuana in limit can actually reduce anxiety which helps in improving smoker's mood and acts as a sedative in low doses. But taking in excess can increase anxiety and make you paranoid.4. Appetite Stimulant: THC present in marijuana works as a powerful appetite stimulant in both healthy and sick individuals. It also stimulates weight gain in patients with anorexia.5. Asthma: Marijuana may not treat asthma properly but it improves breathing in asthmatics. Smoking marijuana can calm asthma attacks.
