Cannabidiol, also called CBD, is a cannabinoid. Cannabinoids are the active principles of the Cannabis Sativa L plant. Cannabinoids are basically responsible for the recreational and therapeutic effects of the cannabis plant. CBD or Cannabidiol, is one of the two cannabinoids most present in the cannabis plant and that has multiple medicinal properties.
CBD has been tested for a wide variety of health problems, but the strongest scientific evidence is its effectiveness in treating some of the acute childhood epilepsy syndromes, such as Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut LGS syndrome. they do not normally respond to anti-seizure medications. In many studies, CBD was able to reduce the number of seizures, and in some cases stop them completely..
Other notable ones are neuroprotection, anti-inflammation and psycho-physical relaxation. A key aspect of CBD is that it is NOT psychoactive, does not high, and that it reduces the side effects generated by THC, such as anxiety, tachycardia or altered consciousness / psychoactivity..
Recently, the FDA approved the first cannabis-derived drug for these conditions, Epidiolex, which contains CBD.
