Holly (Portland, Or) on 04/05/2011
I'm VERY surprised that Cannabis is not listed here, depending on the state you live in, it can easily be a "home" remedy b/c you can often grow it yourself. My husband is a Doctor for Medical Marijuana, and is the son of a woman who's life has been distroyed by chronic back pain and pain killers... and the resulting depression/weight gain.
He has begun polling patients and found that 100% said their back surgery either worsened their condition or did nothing to ease the pain. Cannabis reduces inflammation and helps localize the pain so it doesn't radiate over the body and can be put into easy dose capsules. It also helps with mood issues that may have been caused by the condition.
It is all natural, and has no negative side effects. It's not a CURE for back pain... although is curative for some other problems.
EC: Dear EC-ers, All in favor of a new remedies page on this topic, say YEA. ÃÂ Not in favor, say NAY. Thank you!Replied By Donna (Drexel Hill, Pa) on 04/07/2011
Replied By Knute (Sacramento, Ca) on 04/07/2011
Why? Well, take a look at one of many, many reasons by doing a google search for 'Smoking just one cannabis joint raises danger of mental illness by 40%'
Replied By Carly (Seattle, Wa) on 04/07/2011
I did a web search on the term you listed.
I see MANY websites with these results, but not a single documented case of RESEARCH that was done listed on any of them.
Please name the source of such wide claims?
Where were these "studies" that were done and when they were performed?
In my opinion, much more information would be needed to believe such claims. Heck, if one out of seven people I smoked pot with in HS became schitzophrenic... Well - I would know one hell of a lot of mentally ill people!!!!
PLEASE - Look at the web SOURCES you are quoting. If there are no bonafide hospitals or universities listed... Well.... that says a lot.
Just my OPINION.
Replied By Carly (Seattle, Wa Usa) on 04/07/2011
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Replied By Heather (Jerusalem, Israel) on 04/08/2011
D'Souza DC, Pittman B, Perry E, Simen A. Preliminary evidence of cannabinoid effects on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in humans. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2008 September Epub ahead of print.
Schizophrenia Biological Research Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.
the scope of the above paper publised 3 years ago is that smoking pot depleted the BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) - it was a double blind study. A person who has lower levels of BDNF will have a predisposition to depression and other mental disorders.
and YES this should be known. I agree. Thanks for all the wonderful info!
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Replied By Spirit Bear (Minto, N.b Canada) on 04/30/2011
Before prohibition Cannabis was considered by MANY to be a Panacea (meaning Cure All)...
Cannabis has strong medicinal properties for a wide range of diseases, which is owed to it's THC content and Cannabinoids (various chemicals in the plant that have a healing value)
If you just google "cancer and cannabis" you will find NUMEROUS studies showing that cannibinoids AND thc are both effective and inhibiting Cancer growth.
Furthermore, there is a long list of diseases which Cannabis can cure or at least give relief from (whether smoked, vaporized, eaten, or made into healing oil for skin conditions etc)
Here's just a short list (all backed by research) :
Glaucoma
Epilepsy
Depression
Chronic Fatigue
Diabetes
Anxiety
The pharmaceutical companies probably find this both detrimental and promising (depending on the outlook). Eventhough they've begun to use chemicals from the cannabis plant in over the counter medications, it's detrimental to their business for us to have the knowledge that we can simply grow and utilize the plant ourselves without having to buy anything from them. Plus, in my view the whole plant should be utilized, not just certain selected phyto-chemicals. (the synergy is important)
At any rate, knowledge about the cureative properties of Cannabis (ganja, marijuana, etc) is growing amongst the general population. Already, many people utilize it for medicine where it's legal for medicinal use. So, I think it should definately have it's own remedy page. Why not? :-)
~ Spirit Bear
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Replied By Lyn (Falling Waters, Wv) on 08/19/2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nm7nqUigFA
The part of the plant that gets smoked is NOT curative. It is the oil that is extracted out of the bloom part at the top that is what is actually very, very healing and big pharma wants it clouded over, just like all of the other natural cures that come from the earth.
Replied By R. (Dallas, Texas, Usa) on 08/20/2011
Replied By Stevie Lynn (Lala Land, Ca, USA) on 04/08/2013
Dr. William Courtney recently cured a baby sent home to die with a massive brain tumor. CURED. You can see the full story by looking him up on YouTube or Google.
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