A team of researchers has discovered that a very common native plant in Brazil is Cannabidiol (CBD), the active ingredient Extracted from cannabis and used in various medicinesbut no THCthe hallucinogenic element of marijuana.
“The cultivation of the Brazilian plant cannot be restricted because it does not contain hallucinogenic substances and it is already distributed throughout the country,” the biologist said.
it’s about Mikaniaa common shrub Mexico and in caribbeanbiologists explain, cannabidiol (CBD) can be extracted from its flowers and fruit Rodrigo Moranetoresearcher Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroResearch Coordinator.
this plant THC Free (tetrahydrocannabinol), the hallucinogenic substance present in marijuana, so it can be used as a substitute for medicinal purposes in countries such as BrazilFor authorized sales Cannabidiol But they forbid the cultivation of marijuana.
“We still need to analyze the amount of cannabidiol present in the Brazilian plants, but theoretically we can say it is less because cannabis is a plant that has been genetically modified over hundreds of years to produce more oil and ours is the same plants without any enhancements,” he admits.
Although health regulators Brazil Authorizing the sale and consumption of cannabidiol-based medicines, particularly for the treatment of epilepsy, mental illness or pain, a bill legalizing industrial-scale cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes has been paralyzed in Congress for years.
Experts clarified that using Mikania As a source of CBD, it still depends on new research to determine the volume and properties of the extracted substances.
“Feasibility will depend on several circumstances. Mikania It is a fast growing plant. Only then can there be a bumper harvest and a large yield. Additionally, cannabidiol can be obtained without killing the plant. You just pick off the fruit and let the plant go on producing,” he explained.
He added that the properties of cannabidiol extracted from Mikania Similar to marijuana, according to already Europa with plants of the same family, Oriental Trema Blumewhere the presence of the active ingredient was also found.
Regarding the economic viability of the Brazilian plant for medicinal use, he said that while it has a lower cannabidiol content than cannabis, it could be higher in large-scale production.
Trema micrantha is even used in the reforestation process in disaster-stricken areas Brazil Because of its quick and easy growth.
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