ESSAY #2

Alternative Medicine: Marijuana

Marijuana is a psychoactive substance, which during whose consumption has manifested an increase in several social sectors, as well as in different age ranges. Most people who usually consume it, tend to do it for recreational purposes, socialization or relaxation.
While in our country, its consumption has been much more normalized than it used to be, it is often forgotten that this substance can also be consumed with medicinal purposes, which is why then we will talk about marijuana as an alternative medicine.

Marijuana

The cannabis plant, better known as marijuana, has a psychoactive chemical factor (THC) that is behind all the effects that this substance causes when it is ingested. Some of those effects allow this plant to have therapeutic and medicinal properties.

Within the history of the use of this plant, beyond being used for the textile area, such as to manufacture paper and fuel, it is used medicinally as already mentioned, being the buds, where  a large part of the compound id a concentrated, which gives way to its medicinal utility, being these the cannabinoids, flavonoids and terpenoids.

Medicinal effects

There are several proven effects produced by the cannabis plant. These effects depend on the particular content of the cannabinoids of the plant, as well as the combination that are used of other components for the creation of the medicine. Because there are many plants, depending on the strain that produces them, the cannabis plant can generate the following effects. Sensation of euphoria, relaxation and sedation. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. Appetite stimulation Reduction of nausea and vomiting. Favorable actions on muscle tone and motor coordination Decrease in intraocular pressure, among others.

In addition, for the content of cannabinoids, can be used as concomitant therapy, palliative, or curative, of the following diseases: Alzheimer's, Anorexia Anxiety and depression, Arthritis and osteoarthritis, Asthma, Cancer, Diabetes, Dystonia Dysmenorrhea, Pain, Stress post-traumatic, Epilepsy, Sclerosis, among other diseases

conclusion

Marijuana beyond being used for a recreational or social purpose, is a way to complete and use as a medicine, since it can be used as a palliative, concomitant or curative therapy, due to the diverse effects that this generates on the health of the people.