Marijuana may help treat autoimmune disorders

[OZ Stoners]

Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): A new study led by Indian origin researcher has suggested that THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), a principal ingredient in marijuana, may be beneficial in treating those with autoimmune disorders. MicroRNAs have profound effects on the immune system, acting as 'brakes' that target more than 60 percent of all gene expression. Since microRNAs normally suppress the expression of ...

 

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The study performed by Dr. Venkatesh Hegde along with others from their team suggested that marijuana can act as a double-edged sword-on one hand suppressing inflammation and thereby increasing susceptibility to certain diseases, while on the other serving as effective treatment modalities against inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

 

All anti inflammatory drugs could be described as "double edged" for exactly the same reason.

 

Inflammation is a basic immune response to bacterial infections, so yeah if you suppress the inflammatory response you hinder the body's ability to fight off certain microbial conditions.

 

When you consider that the NSAID class of drugs (most common over the counter pain killers are NSAID) will cause your stomach to bleed with extended use and the coxibs (that came out to replace the NSAIDs) raise the risk of stroke x4 and have crawled back into the darkness... cannabis looks more and more like the safest anti inflammatory drug around.