Marihuana It has been issued in some countries as a means of palliative care of cancer patients, but now scientists from the University of Reading said that this gateway drug could become the basis for a new agent treatment of epilepsy . AT marijuana It contains just three substances that can help take the seizures under control.
Now scientists are using in their research extracts marijuana Received from grown in special greenhouses closed plants in southern England. These greenhouses are classified under the clock police protection, and their location carefully concealed. Scientists believe that started on the basis of marijuana medications can help in the treatment of epilepsy more than half a million Britons.
Animal experiments have shown that drugs of marijuana are not only more effective in epilepsy than any other drugs, but have fewer side effects. "There is a prejudice, even some stigma against the use of marijuana for drug component of this drug - said study author Dr. Ben Uaylli. - In fact, marijuana is a real treasure trove for scientists working on the creation of funds to treatment of epilepsy . We tested more than ten components that make this plant, and identified three that have the greatest effect. "
The great thing is that established on the basis of these components, the drug does not cause any sensations drug "high" as well as does not create addiction.
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