“If cannabis were discovered in the Amazon rainforest today, people would be clambering to make as much use as they could of all of the potential benefits of the plant. Unfortunately, it carries with it a long history of being a persecuted plant.” ~ Dr. Donald Abrams, Chief of Hematology Oncology at San Francisco General Hospital
Around 100,000 American die every year from prescribed medications, which has been reported by the American Medical Association. What is worst than this is the fact that preventable medical errors are the reason for almost 400,000 deaths each year in the United States, which is the 3rd leading cause of deaths. “It’s equivalent to 2,000 commercial jets taking off each year knowing that they don’t have enough fuel to complete their journeys,” notes Peter Edelstein M.D. “Would you allow your spouse to board one of those planes? Your friend? A stranger?”
An amazing question… – now there are so many people in the west that are looking for different treatments that will work with the body besides working against it. People are starting to pull away from medical establishments, all the mistakes and all the pharmaceutical drugs. A case in point is cannabis, especially in its raw form.
A Rich History
“The ancient Chinese knew of marijuana’s pain-relieving and mind-altering effects, yet it was not widely employed for its psychoactive properties; instead it was cultivated as hemp for the manufacture of rope and fabric. Likewise, the ancient Greeks and Romans used hemp to make rope and sails. In some other places, however, marijuana’s intoxicating properties became important. In India, for example, the plant was incorporated into religious rituals. During the Middle Ages, its use was common in Arab lands; in 15th-century Iraq it was used to treat epilepsy; in Egypt it was primarily consumed as an inebriant. After Napoleon’s occupation of Egypt, Europeans began using the drug as an intoxicant. During the slave trade, it was transported from Africa to Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. Marijuana gained a following in the U.S. only relatively recently. During the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, cannabis was freely available without a prescription for a wide range of ailments, including migraine and ulcers,” Roger A. Nicoll and Bradley N. Alger remind us in Scientific American.
Even American Founding Father Thomas Jefferson declared: “Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country.”
So what happened from this time to today’s world?
Back in 1937 the United States congress voted against the American Medical Association, when they were trying to pass the Marijuana Tax Act. This legislation also banned uses of marijuana by making it outrageously pricey and also difficult to secure. Ever since then, it is going more and more downhill. Just a few years ago the legalization of marijuana went insane in the United States for medical and recreational uses. Let us explain to you the health benefits from this plant.
An Essential Vegetable
“It [cannabis] has captured these molecules that help our bodies regulatory system be more effective. The bottom line is it’s a dietary essential that helps all 210 cell types function more effectively. I don’t even refer to it as medicine anymore, strictly as a dietary essential.” ~ Dr. William L. Courtney
There might be a long gap for saying that cannabis might be the next super food, but Dr. Courtney is a physician who has extensive medical training and specializes in the dietary use of cannabis, explains an influential case.
According to Dr. Courtney, once you heat cannabis you lose about 99% of all the benefits that it has to give. When you eat this raw you will get all the value it has to offer. By eating it raw you won’t get the high feeling, which is important for the people who would like to use it for a healing process. This being said, you will receive a much higher benefit from raw cannabis juice rather than smoking it or from essential oils.
Terpenes, essential oils found in cannabis which give the plant its unique aroma, are particularly compelling. states that terpenoids are “pharmacologically versatile: they are lipophilic, interact with cell membranes, neuronal and muscle ion channels, neurotransmitter receptors, G-protein coupled (odorant) receptors, second messenger systems and enzymes.”
Researchers have analyzed the amazing effects terpenes exert in animal tests. Limonene can raise serotonin in the prefrontal cortex and dopamine in the hippocampus region in the brain, both of these will help people who are suffering from depression. Stress limonene contains apoptosis (cell death) of breast cancer cells and demonstrated exceptional radical scavenging properties. It is bioavailable, which will quickly metabolize and is highly non-toxic and non-sensitizing.
Myrcene is anti-inflammatory, which is really effective for sleeping, even though pinene acts as a bronchodilator and board spectrum antibiotic (disrupting the lethal MRSA bacteria). Linalool is a sedative and anticonvulsant, caryolphyllene is a antimalaril, anti inflammatory which can be extremely useful in treating duodenal ulcers. Phytol increases GABA expression, resulting in a calming effect. These are just a few of the 200 varieties of terpenes that are found in cannabis.
How to Enjoy More Raw Cannabis in Your Life
For everyday use Dr. Courtney recommends to juice 15 cannabis leaves and two buds. Add a small amount of a fruit or even vegetable juice to it and drink it through the day. Remember that when you juice the wrong way you can cause it to heat up and cause THC to form. Jeffrey C. Raber, Ph.D. advises that you should have the strain of marijuana tested at a reliable place to know what you are receiving.
Caution: This article is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Please note that the use of cannabis is illegal in many countries.
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