Marijuana: As Treatment to Peptic Ulcer
Marijuana is also called cannabis which is a plant that is intended to use as a psychoactive drug and has other significant medicinal purposes.
It is widely known that Marijuana has been used to treat various diseases especially in the past by our herbal healers but now it stands out more as an illegal drug used by the drug dealers around the globe. It is also deemed by the United Nations as the most illicit drug in the world since it is easy to grow unlike the other illegal drugs. That is why in some countries, growing weeds is now being encouraged. It is also deemed by the United Nations as the most illicit drug in the world.
Nowadays, the use of this drug is being legalized again. There are various countries that are starting to give its citizen a free reign to cultivate, sell, transport or possess marijuana for their recreational activities like in some states in US, Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Canada, and a lot more. I guess there won’t be any problem as long as these governments can discipline the people on when and how to use these drugs that won’t cause any harm to their bodies.
More and more studies have been conducted to prove the essence of marijuana or cannabis as a medicine to treat certain diseases like gastrointestinal diseases such as peptic ulcer. Peptic ulcer is erosion in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine, an area called the duodenum. In this disease, an area in the gastrointestinal tract has acid and it cause a very painful experience in the person who’s suffering from it. This disease is said to keep on coming back as long as you will continue practicing the things that makes it worsen.
Based on the studies conducted by the leading researchers in the world, the use of marijuana or cannabis to treat peptic ulcer has been documented over the years. It can help ease the cramps by smoothening the muscle of the intestines. Our bodies also have these cannabinoids that helps and control the gastrointestinal motility and inflammation that people suffers with this disease. Some studies shows that the cannabinoids found in cannabis plants can stop ulcers because it can bind with cannabinoid receptors in our digestive tract which can help us feel a lot better. It also helps the muscle to relax so it will lessen the pain whenever the cramps attack.
It is proven that we can use this plant as a medicinal substitute for drugs made with lots of chemicals because it is safer, although over consumption of these can affect our psychological and mental health because of the high dosage that we may take that our body cannot contain. It is still safer to ask a doctor first before seeking self-medication because instead of being cured, it may worsen the problem.
Let’s not overdo the reign our leaders gave us. Let’s use the power to study this drug to enhance its capability to cure diseases and not just peptic ulcer and other gastrointestinal illnesses. We may never know what more advantage and help this plant may give to us in the future.