What is the Endocannabinoid system?
Cannabis has a very special relationship with the human body. Molecules found in the Cannabis plant called Cannabinoids interact with receptors produced in the human body – which are called cannabinoid receptors. These receptors are the designed to recieve the compounds called endocannabinoids, molecules that have a similar structure to those in cannabis. They are of great importance for the human body.
The endocannabinoid system (ES) is one of the largest neurotransmitter networks in the human body. This system helps regulate balances in the body. Sleep cycles, apetite, cognition, immune system, pain and many others are affected by it.
Discovery of receptors encouraged researchers to search for cannabinoid-like molecules. And a new world of biological and medicinal research was started this way.
The ES helps bring balance to many systems and cycles of the body. Research shows that during many of serious diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, functioning of the ES is damaged. Bringing balance to the ES through external means, i.e. with the help of cannabinoids, can help boost the body’s ability to cope with many of these diseases.
