Endocannabinoid System
The endocannabinoid system was discovered in the 1990's and was actually named after the cannabis plant. The reason behind this was that endocannabinoids make up the majority of the system, and they bear a strong chemical resemblance to the cannabinoids that are found in hemp, marijuana, and other strains of cannabis. The unique system also differs from others in the body; while other systems that focus on specific functions within your body, such as your respiratory process, the goal of the ECS is homeostasis and increasing the functionality of all the other systems.
Regulating Bodily Functions
Appetite
Digestion
Temperature
Immune system
Inflammation
Motor control
Mood
Memory
Sleep
Pain and pleasure response
CBDs part
CBD has the ability to interact with and bind to both types of receptors: the CB1 receptors commonly found in your brain and spine as well as the CB2 receptors throughout your body. This results in beneficial effects that can be distributed throughout your body. It has been shown CBD is useful in treating mental conditions like anxiety as well as physical ones like muscle spasms, pain, and inflammation all by inducing homeostasis throughout the body. CBD has the same ability to bond to our receptors as endocannabinoids that are naturally produced by the body, this has lead to researchers finding that CBD products can have wide-ranging therapeutic benefits for various health issues.
Cannabinoids
Cannabinoids are a group of very similar chemicals that are found in the cannabis plant. When cannabis is consumed by people the cannabinoids are so similar to the chemicals found in the endocannabinoid system that it actually plays a large part in bringing the body to homeostasis. So far only around 10 have been identified and studied; currently the entire cannabis industry is scrambling to identify and understand the effects of all the 100 unknown cannabinoids. SimTech is trying to lead this venture by working with top people and companies in the industry to perfect genetics, and use our large cloning facility to make plants that produce large quantities of the unknown cannabinoids.
Dosing
The amount of CBD a person should take is determined by a multitude of factors like the persons weight, body chemistry, method of ingestion, condition being treated, and the potency of the product. A good place to start is around 30mg of CBD a day and then increasing by increments of 5 until the desired effect is attained; a person with severe conditions should start at higher doses from 50-100mg and then gradually increase the dose from there.
Concentration
It is very important to understand concentration in order to properly dose products like tinctures. The CBD amount on the label is typically an indication of the CBD content in the whole bottle; in order to dose properly you must calculate the amount in a drop or a dropper full. For example a 30ml tincture contains around 600 drops that are .05 ml in size or 1 ml per dropper full. If the total CBD content is 1,000 you divide that by the 600 drops or 30 ml to calculate the exact concentration which is approximately 1.67 Mg per drop.
Legality
As of December 2018 hemp was officially federally legalized, completely separating it from illegal marijuana by definition. The main difference from hemp and marijuana is that the THC content produced by hemp must be less than .3% to be legal. Some states like SC have outlawed CBD flower due to the lack of testing equipment and no way to visually distinquish it from THC flower.