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A group of three plants, including Sativa, Indica and Ruderalis, are known as cannabis. Cannabis is an herbal and recreational drug containing cannabinoids such as delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol. Further, it is used in the medical field to control nerve pain, manage nausea, vomiting, and treat migraine. It can be used orally, by sprayed into the mouth and inhalation. Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that leads to tremors, slowed movement, rigid muscles, speech changes, and balance and coordination difficulties. In this article, you will learn how cannabis is beneficial to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Cannabis as a treatment for Parkinson’s syndrome
Cannabis contains cannabinoids that directly affect our central nervous system and peripheral nervous system, so studies have proved that it reduces anxiety, tremors, and involuntary movement. In addition, it can treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s patients such as pain, sleeping problems and decreased movement ability. Cannabis can be used in various forms such as lozenges, vaporizing, dermal spray, capsules and smoking to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Mechanism of action of cannabis to treat Parkinson disease
The human brain comprises an endocannabinoid system that contains cannabinoid receptors to regulate body movement and other functions. Cannabis contains more than 100 neuroactive chemicals which work with those cannabinoid receptors. People who are suffering from Parkinson’s disease have fewer cannabinoid receptors than healthy people. So, when someone uses cannabis, the molecules of cannabis interact with cannabinoid receptors such as agonists and antagonists to regulate the dopamine in the brain and increase the cannabinoid receptors . Dopamine is an essential neurotransmitter in our body, and in Parkinson disease, it is reduced. So, the cannabinoids such as delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol increase its production to improve the coordination in your body. As a result, the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease improve, and it can be cured gradually.
Conclusion
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder in which dopamine levels decrease in your body, resulting in an imbalance in movement and coordination. Cannabis contains more than 100 cannabinoids, but the major ones are delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol, which have psychotropic effects of treating various brain-related diseases, including Parkinson’s disease. Cannabis can be intake in multiple forms. It directly affects the neurotransmitter in your brain and increases dopamine production in the body, resulting in natures healing process of Parkinson’s patients.
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