CBD is a non-psychoactive (no high and no anxiety) compound derived from the hemp plant in accordance with FDA regulations. CBD actually has a wider variety of applications and benefits than THC and some other well-known cannabinoids.

By interacting with our body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), CBD is believed to bring about healing in numerous ailments.

According to a 2013 review published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, studies have found CBD to possess the following medical properties:

Medical Properties of CBD	Effects
Antiemetic	Reduces nausea and vomiting
Anticonvulsant	Suppresses seizure activity
Antipsychotic disorders	Combats psychosis
Anti-inflammatory disorders	Combats inflammatory
Anti-oxidant	Combats  neurodegenerative  disorders
Anti-tumoral/anti-cancer	Combats tumor and cancer cells
Anxiolytic/Anti-depressant	Combats anxiety and depression disorders

Of the 3-million-plus edible plants that grow on earth, no other single plant source can compare with the nutritional value of hempseeds.  Both the protein and essential oil contained in hempseeds are optimal and ideal ratios for human nutrition. The composition of the protein in hempseed is unique in the plant kingdom. Sixty-five percent of the protein content in hempseed is in the form of globulin edestin. This exceptionally high edestin content, along with albumin, another globular protein contained in all seeds, means that the readily available protein in hempseed contains all the essential amino acids in ideal proportions to assure your body has the necessary building blocks to create other proteins such as disease fighting-immunogloblins-antibodies whose job it is ward off infections before symptoms of sickness set in.

Due to its properties as an antioxidant and neuroprotectant, CBD looks to be a promising  and beneficial treatment for a wide variety of conditions. Visit our links page to peruse just some of the studies outlining the science and research already done on CBD.

Ten Things You May Not Have Know About Hemp:

1.  Hemp is the world’s oldest fiber.  It’s been used to make clothes, sails, rope, food and medicine.  Columbus discovered the new world on ships powered by hemp sails and rigging.

2. The original drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written on hemp paper.

3. Hemp was used for money in the Americas until the early 1800s.

4. Hemp fiber has been found in tombs dating back to 8000 B.C.

5. The US government encouraged farmers to grow hemp during WWII to assist in the war effort.

6. Hempseed is nature’s perfect food: packed with protein and essential fatty acids.

7. Over 100 medicines are derived from hemp.

8. Henry Ford built a car made of and powered by hemp.

9. “Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country” -Thomas Jefferson

10. Hemp farming yields three to four times the amount of pulp for paper than trees do.

COMPARING HEMP TO CANNABIS

AGRICULTURAL HEMP

–  Sequesters C02

–  Environmentally Helpful

–  Requires 80% Less Water

–  Sun Powered Outdoor Grow -No Artificial Light  Sources

–  Zero Fungicides, Pesticides, or Fertilizers

–  Textbook Sustainability

CANNABIS

–  Enormous Carbon Footprint

–  Environmentally Harmful

–  Wasteful Water Demands

– Huge Strain on Power Grid

–  Consequences of Fungicides, Pesticides and Fertilizers

– Unsustainable

THE HEMPTOURAGE EFFECT

ENTOURAGE EFFECT

Sometimes called the ”whole-plant” or ”entourage effect”, cannabis offers a complex biochemical matrix of many of the constituents in cannabis working synergistically. But it leaves behind other compounds that are only available when you eat the entire plant.

HEMPTOURAGE EFFECT

Our PlusCBD OilTM products provide even more broad spectrum nutrition, exerting a synergistic, ”HempTourage effect,” because they include over 500 distinct compounds including:

–  Phytocannabinoids n Fatty Acids

–  Terpenes

–  Plant Sterols

–  Chlorophyll n Vitamin E