Posted on 01/11/2022 5:11:54 PM PST by EBH
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KVAL) — Compounds found in hemp "show the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells," Oregon State University says.
New OSU research on hemp and COVID-19 was published Tuesday in the Journal of Natural Products.
Richard van Breemen, a researcher with Oregon State’s Global Hemp Innovation Center in the College of Pharmacy and Linus Pauling Institute, led the study.
According to OSU:
Hemp, known scientifically as Cannabis sativa, is a source of fiber, food and animal feed, and multiple hemp extracts and compounds are added to cosmetics, body lotions, dietary supplements and food, van Breemen said. Van Breemen and collaborators, including scientists at Oregon Health & Science University, found that a pair of cannabinoid acids bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, blocking a critical step in the process the virus uses to infect people.
The compounds are cannabigerolic acid, or CBGA, and cannabidiolic acid, CBDA, and the spike protein is the same drug target used in COVID-19 vaccines and antibody therapy. A drug target is any molecule critical to the process a disease follows, meaning its disruption can thwart infection or disease progression.
“These cannabinoid acids are abundant in hemp and in many hemp extracts,” van Breemen said. “They are not controlled substances like THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, and have a good safety profile in humans. And our research showed the hemp compounds were equally effective against variants of SARS-CoV-2, including variant B.1.1.7, which was first detected in the United Kingdom, and variant B.1.351, first detected in South Africa.”
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“I take CBD oil daily to sleep. Bluebird Botanicals, 6x Complete.”
If it’s to sleep, shouldn’t you take it nightly?
Ha, ha. Sorry - the way you worded it struck me funny.
Carry on...
That explains it.
I just smoke the real stuff. Beats the heck out of Vicodin, which my doctor “still” refuses to prescribe.
Everything prevents Covid except the vaccines.
“Full spectrum” CBD oil should have plenty.
Well I take 50 units of CBD a day. 25 units in the morning and 25 units at night. It helps with any pains I have and it would be a bonus if it prevents Covid.
van Breemen said. “They have the potential to prevent as well as treat infection by SARS-CoV-2. CBDA and CBGA are produced by the hemp plant as precursors to CBD and CBG, which are familiar to many consumers. However, they are different from the acids and are not contained in hemp products.”
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