By: Batumba Tak
General Secretary
The St. Kitts-Nevis Trades & Labour Union
Some Health Benefits Of Cannabis Leaves (N0. 4 Surprising You)
In the words of Jack Herer, “If you substitute marijuana for tobacco and alcohol, you’ll add eight (8) to twenty-four (24) years to your life.”
Just recently I was asked by a friend if I was promoting marijuana? But you know what, if you are thinking what I believe you are thinking, yes you are so right.
I gave a lot of thought to what he said to me, including some further research by reaching out to even more persons than I have ever done so far to get their views, and Oh, I also explored the World Wide Web as well.
A grower’s “TRASH” might just be a treasure for people who love their health.
The Dietitians fully believe that the cannabis plant is an outstanding health supplement, and there are so many different ways to reap the benefits of the leaves, seeds, and flowers.
However, as soon as many persons heard about the cannabis plant, the very first thought that comes to their mind is, Illicit crops, dangerous, illegal, and this plant should not be consumed.
Thus, the Dietitians also clearly state that if it is used properly, cannabis brings many health benefits, especially its leaves.
In its raw form for, cannabis leaves contain a nutrient compound called cannabinoid (Cannabinoids are the chemical compounds of cannabis that have an effect on the human body when the plant is consumed).
However, please keep in mindthat the human body has cannabinoid receptors that help the compound produce many effects, including pain relief, which brings many health benefits to treat many diseases.
Please find below some surprising health benefits of cannabis leaves:
a. Cannabis is An anti-inflammatory agent – The Herbalist fully believes that the antioxidant content in cannabis leaves can act as anti-inflammatory agent because it help prevents the body from any inflammation diseases such as arthritis or colitis disease.
b. Cannabis helps to Prevention of cancer – Again, the Herbalist also believes that cannabis leaves act as an antioxidant which can remove free radicals. It is said that free radicals are the substances that going through in the body and can cause cancer. -However, you can consume the raw cannabis leaves as a juice to prevent cancer.
In addition, the active component cannabinoid has been proven that it can inhibit the tumor calls growth and also kill them.
c. Cannabis helps in the Prevention of chronic illness. – It is now common knowledge that the cannabinoid in cannabis leaves has the effects in preventing chronic illness, but it can also reverse a host of other chronic illness and relief the illness faster as well.
d. Cannabis helps in the Maintainence of the immune system. – I am quite sure that most people are surprise to know that the cannabinoid in cannabis leaves has a unique immune-regulating capability. Thus, it can help to normalize the system function of your body, including immune function and cell communication.
e. Cannabis helps in the treatment of the autoimmune disorder. – In truth, and in fact, basically we all have endogenous cannabinoid in our bodies. It is also a well-known fact, that it is very effective to regulate the immune function in the body.
However, at times our bodies have an overreaction in the immune system which leads to autoimmune (An autoimmune disease is a condition in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your body. The immune system normally guards against germs, like bacteria and viruses, for when it senses theseforeigners’ invaders it sends out an army of fighter cells to attack them… Other diseases,like lupus, affect the whole body), In this condition, cannabis leaves can help to normalize the immune functions and help them to work back properly.
f. Cannabis helps in the improvement of the nervous system functions. – Here again the Dietitians have disclosed that the cannabinoid in the cannabis leaves can bridge the gap of neurotransmitter (Neurotransmitter is a chemical that is released from a nerve cell to another nerve, muscle organ, or other tissue. A neurotransmitter is considered to be a messenger of neurologic information from one cell to another), in the brain. It also will provide the two-way system of communication which can and do improve the nervous system function.
In addition, this compound sends the signal and receives the feedback from the tissues or all organs in the entire body. Therefore, it is effective to reduce the incidence of Alzheimer disease or dementia.
g. Cannabis helpswith the improvement of the bone function.I am also pretty sure that by now we have all come to accept that cannabinoid promotes the bone growth. In addition, it makes cannabis leaves have the health benefits to improve the bone function
h. Cannabis helps in the treatment of the the neurologic problems.
Here again, I am also pretty sure that we have also accepted that cannabis leaves have the cannabinoid compound that can reduce the symptoms of neurologic (Neurologic is the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them, problems, such as uncontrolled facial grimaces, tic, involuntary grunt, shout, and snort, which all of these symptoms are well known as Tourette’s syndrome (Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. The disorder is named after Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette, the pioneering French neurologist, who in 1885 first described the condition in an 86-year-old French Noble Woman).
i. Cannabis helps the treatment for epileptic seizure.
In a previous article, we had clearly stated that cannabis leaves contain cannabinoid which acts as a muscle relaxant and cannabinol which has an antispasmodic affect. Thus, both compounds can and do help to treat the epileptic seizure effectively.
Finally, in today’s article we will be looking very briefly at how cannabis leaves help to treat migraines.
It has been revealed that both the Dietitian and the Herbalists have agreed that cannabis leaves makes the muscle relaxant, and that the effect of cannabinoid in cannabis leaves has also the benefit for treating migraines.
In addition, it will make you relax and relief your pain and migraine condition.
As time is of the utmost importance, we shall stop here for today, but will continue where we left off in our next article by looking at how cannabis leaves help to treat glaucoma.
As I close here for today, I leave you with a quote by Pops O’Donnell, a marijuana tea recipe, a marijuana poem, and a song by Peter Tosh.
“A friend with weed is a friend indeed.”– Pops O’Donnell.
Marijuana Tea
Have you heard the buzz about marijuana tea? Well, believe you me; marijuana tea is growing rapidly in popularity all over the world, because it comes with many health benefits.
Below please find a marijuana tea recipe that you can make at home.
Ingredients:
a. 1 Grain of cannabis.
b. 1 Liter of water.
c. Sieve or tea strainer.
d. Pan that has a lid.
e. Liquid or powder coffee creamer.
Method:
To make the tea, the first thing you need to do is bring the water to a boil.
Then, add marijuana directly to the water.
Let it simmer for about 15 minutes. You will have to remove the marijuana leaves with the sieve.
If you are using a strainer, just remove that.
Now you can pour the tea into a sterilized and sealed container.
To make sure the active compounds of the marijuana stay in the solution, add a spoon of the creamers.
The tea’s potency will also remain constant during the storage period.
You can store marijuana tea for up to 5 days by refrigerating it. Depending on your preference, you can drink it cold or reheat it before you do. This tea has a taste that is a little peculiar, and you might take some time to get used to it.
However, the good news is that you can improve the taste by adding honey, sugar, mint, etc.
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