Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of over 100+ chemical compounds called cannabinoids, commonly found in the Cannabis plant of the Cannabaceae family. CBD is non-psychoactive, while other cannabinoids like THC produce the psychotropic ‘high’ effects associated with marijauna. Marijuana is not CBD. CBD is a single compound that can be, both found in cannabis or independently synthesized. Marijuana naturally produces many cannabinoids - compounds like THC and CBD. To the medical research community, and the general public, CBD is one of the most promising of these compounds. CBD is being researched for a wide variety of treatments, including pain management, anxiety relief, inflammation reduction, gastrointestinal support, and mobility therapies.

Significant overlap exists among neuropsychiatric diseases including anxiety, sleep disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder, all of which may be aided by cannabinoid therapeutics.

Anxiety and sleep disorders affect over 20% of adults in the U.S, and are strongly correlated with each other as well as with depression. Chronic anxiety and sleep disorders are thought to contribute to a number of other health conditions, including cardiac disease and pain, and also lead to significant loss of productivity and quality of life for sufferers. PTSD, though impacting a smaller portion of the population, still affects about 8 million men, women, and children in the U.S. each year, and lacks effective treatments.

Cannabinoids have shown promising anti-anxiety effects and are thought to cause this through action on both serotonin and endocannabinoid pathways. They have also been found to improve sleep quality and reduce sleep disturbances in patients with organic sleep disorders, and these effects have promise in treating PTSD as well.

Significant overlap exists among neuropsychiatric diseases including anxiety, sleep disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder, all of which may be aided by cannabinoid therapeutics.

Anxiety and sleep disorders affect over 20% of adults in the U.S. and are strongly correlated with each other as well as with depression. Chronic anxiety and sleep disorders are thought to contribute to a number of other health conditions, including cardiac disease and pain, and also lead to significant loss of productivity and quality of life for sufferers. PTSD, though impacting a smaller portion of the population, still affects about 8 million men, women, and children in the U.S. each year, and lacks effective treatments.

Cannabinoids have shown promising anti-anxiety effects and are thought to cause this through action on both serotonin and endocannabinoid pathways. They have also been found to improve sleep quality and reduce sleep disturbances in patients with organic sleep disorders, and these effects have promise in treating PTSD as well.

- Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
- Li et al., Int J Cardiol 2014.
- U.S. Dept of Veteran's Affairs.
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- Patel et al. Neurosci and Biobehav Review 2017.
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- Berardi et al. Pharmacological Research 2016.
- Zer-Aviv et al. Behavioural Pharmacology 2016.

Across the globe, hundreds of millions are affected by chronic pain, and many suffer despite using available therapeutics. There is a critical need for safe, non-habit-forming pain medications. One-third of Americans experience chronic pain which impacts the quality of life of both patients and their families. Cannabinoids have shown promise in treating a number of pain conditions including notoriously difficult-to-treat neuropathic pain as well as inflammatory pain conditions such as arthritis. They act on endogenous cannabinoid receptors as well as opioid, serotonin, and glutamate signaling pathways, all of which are involved in modulating pain.

https://www.verywellmind.com/cannabigerol-cbg-uses-and-benefits-5085266

An extract is something that has been removed and concentrated. In the case of cannabinoid extraction from industrial hemp, there are a few methods for extraction. The two most common methods are CO2-based, supercritical extraction using liquid gas and pressure, and a solvent-based process which is similar but which uses butane, ethanol, or propane instead of CO2.