When you hear the work marijuana, you will definitely also hear about the long list of side effects caused by this drug.
But, besides the side effects, this drug is also very beneficial for some medical purposes.
Marijuana has been used since a long time for treating diseases like epilepsy, nausea, vomiting, insomnia and many more diseases, and it has always been successful.
Apart from these diseases, it has been found that there is an element found in the Marijuana plant that can prevent the expansion of Breast cancer in women. And, this has been also published in the medical journal, ‘Molecular Cancer Therapeutics’.
According to the research, it has been found that ‘Cannabidiol’, a order prescription drugs chemical of Marijuana directly affects the activity of ‘Id-1’, a gene found in women suffering from hormone-independent breast cancer. And this gene is responsible for the growth of the cells and further expansion. It is found only in the cancer cells expanding all over the body. The Id-1 gene is very efficient for decreasing the effectiveness of cancer. A tumor can be easily removed by the surgery, but with cancer, it is very hard when it expands all over the body.
But, as CBD, the main element occurs in a very small amount in Cannabis plant (the source plant of marijuana), so the scientists do not advice to smoking marijuana as a cancer treatment. Researchers say that in order to make this element effective for this purpose, it has to be synthesized manually. The best part of this element is that it does not have any toxic chemical and also, it is not painful.
