How Does CBD Oil Impact Your Health?

CBD oil or Cannabidiol oil is a medical product that is made from cannabis which is a type of cannabinoid. The cannabinoid is a type of chemical which is generally found in marijuana trees but like other cannabinoids from marijuana, this one doesn’t cause any illness or intoxication.

In fact, this one is used as medicine for many illnesses. This one is very commonly used for curing many illnesses such as pain, anxiety, acne, chronic pain, epilepsy, drug addiction and it is also used for improving heart health.

Rather treating this is also used by many other forms liken in coffee as well as beauty products. In short, you can say that CBD is in almost everywhere.

Though it is being used as a drug, there is still a question that is it only good for health or it has some side effects as well. To know about its overall impact on your health go through this report.

First, we will discuss the benefits we get from CBD oil and Benefits of CBD oil are-

• Good for relieving pain:

This one is used in painkiller medicines. Marijuana has been used for many years to treat pain and recently scientists have proved that CBD extract of marijuana has certain properties which are good for relieving pain.

For this property of CBD, many doctors prescribe marijuana for treating nerve pain, chronic pain etc.

• Used for treating anxiety:

After many kinds of research, scientists have discovered that it works great as an anxiolytic i.e. it helps to relieve anxiety. In case of releasing anxiety CBD works best at a dosage of 300 mg but at a higher dosage of 600 mg, it may not work properly.

• Used for treating Depression:

CBD oil is also used as an antidepressant. In the case of depression, CBD works quite better than many antidepressant medications. While it takes about a week for most of the antidepressant pills to start working, CBD tends to work faster than those.

• Dietary supplements:

CBD oil is used in dietary supplements. Though it has THC in it, the amount of THC in it is negligible. So, CBD can be safely used in the preparation of dietary supplements.

• Helps improving heart health:

CBD is proven to be effective in improving heart health. It lowers the risks of heart disease caused by high blood pressure by lowering the blood pressure and reducing the stroke volume. Thus it helps the heart to work properly.

• Lowers the chemotherapeutic effects:

CBD is used for treating chemotherapeutic effects. Chemotherapy can often lead to certain symptoms such as vomiting and nausea.  All these symptoms are called CINV i.e. Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. For CINV doctors generally prescribed antiemetic. As an antiemetic, the mixture of THC and CBD is the best protection for CINV.

• Used for Epilepsy treatment:

CBD is used in reducing epilepsy seizures. After many years of studies, it is now proven that CBD is quite effective in reducing epilepsy seizures of rare epilepsy of 2 or under 2 years old children – Lennox Gastaut Syndrome and Dravet Syndrome.

• CBD in skincare:

CBD oil is widely used in skincare products such as serums, creams, soaps, facial kits etc. It is proven that CBD oil works quite greatly in skin treatment from clearing blemishes of skin to removing acne from the skin.

Risks and side effects of CBD oil

CBD is proven to be a great product to be used in medicines for treating a lot of illness. But, it has some risks as well. Along with all the goodness CBD oil also has many side effects.

If CBD oil is not used safely, it can lead to many symptoms such as diarrhoea, vomiting, change in weight, fatigue and several other uneasiness. For pregnant ladies and children, CBD can show some fatal side effects not taken in limit.

CBD has some risks and side effects along with many goodnesses. It can be said to be overall a good product for your health. But, one thing to keep in mind is it should be taken only if prescribed by your physician.