❔everyone has heard of cbd, but do you know about cbg?⁠

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⭐ cbg is short for cannabigerol ⁠

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🤷‍♀️ you may have started noticing it alongside cbd products, but…what is cbg?⁠

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😵 It is one of the 120+ cannabinoid compounds found in the hemp plant.⁠

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🏥 although it’s not found in large amounts in the most common strains, some high-cbg strains have been bred for extracting cbg for its medicinal value.⁠

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🤩like cbd – cbg is NON PSYCHOACTIVE! ⁠

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😄 so, what other benefits does cbg have?⁠

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well, here are 5️⃣ things it's been seen to be useful for…. ⁠

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1️⃣ glaucoma – It has positive benefits in eye pressure.⁠

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2️⃣ it’s antibacterial potential - it has antibacterial properties against mrsa, a bacteria which causes staph infections ⁠

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3️⃣ inflammatory bowel disease – it reduces inflammation in the gut and the production of nitric oxide.⁠

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4️⃣ fighting cancer cells – cbg has inhibited tumour growth & progression whilst enhancing the activity of first-line therapies.⁠

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5️⃣ huntington’s disease – cbg acts as a neuroprotectant, protecting the nerve cells in your brain from damage.⁠

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📑 although the benefits of cbd are highly promising, more research is needed to support these initial studies.⁠

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👍❤️ to learn more about the benefits of cbd and cannabinoids make sure to like this video and follow our page ⁠

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studies:⁠

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Borrelli F, Fasolino I, Romano B, et al. Beneficial effect of the non-psychotropic plant cannabinoid cannabigerol on experimental inflammatory bowel disease. Biochemical Pharmacology. 2013;85(9):1306-1316.⁠

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Colasanti BK. A comparison of the ocular and central effects of tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabigerol. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 1990;6(4):259-269.⁠

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Farha MA, El-Halfawy OM, Gale RT, et al. Uncovering the hidden antibiotic potential of cannabis. ACS Infect Dis. 2020;6(3):338-346.⁠

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rrego-González E, Londoño-Tobón L, Ardila-González J, Polania-Tovar D, Valencia-Cárdenas A, Velez-Van Meerbeke A. Cannabinoid effects on experimental colorectal cancer models reduce aberrant crypt foci (Acf) and tumor volume: a systematic review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020;2020:1-13.