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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

CBD and Parkinson's


I have found myself often  trying to explain why taking our Zogena 2K oil helps me with this disease.  Found on PubMed.Gov a study which sort of gives you the gist of it.  Source is here for reference, or you can just skip down to the colored sentence below to get it in a nutshell. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25237116/

Also I need to mention that the study below is based on much lower dosage amounts and certainly none of the high octane additives from the plant that are part and parcel of  Zogena's 2K product - - - or any of our other excellent oils. 

Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) has a progressive course and is characterized by the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. Although no neuroprotective treatments for PD have been found to date, the endocannabinoid system has emerged as a promising target.

Methods: From a sample of 119 patients consecutively evaluated in a specialized movement disorders outpatient clinic, we selected 21 PD patients without dementia or comorbid psychiatric conditions. Participants were assigned to three groups of seven subjects each who were treated with placebo, cannabidiol (CBD) 75 mg/day or CBD 300 mg/day. One week before the trial and in the last week of treatment participants were assessed in respect to (i) motor and general symptoms score (UPDRS); (ii) well-being and quality of life (PDQ-39); and (iii) possible neuroprotective effects (BDNF and H(1)-MRS).

Results: We found no statistically significant differences in UPDRS scores, plasma BDNF levels or H(1)-MRS measures. However, the groups treated with placebo and CBD 300 mg/day had significantly different mean total scores in the PDQ-39 (p = 0.05).

Conclusions: Our findings point to a possible effect of CBD in improving quality of life measures in PD patients with no psychiatric comorbidities; however, studies with larger samples and specific objectives are required before definitive conclusions can be drawn.

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