By Rob Quinn,
Newser Staff
Posted Jul 17, 2015 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser)
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There's a new and very promising use for marijuana, or at least a
compound found in it. Researchers discovered that cannabidiol (CBD)
worked wonders for rats with broken limbs. When rats with mid-femoral
fractures were given CBD, the healing process was "markedly enhanced"
within just eight weeks, according to the Israeli researchers, whose
work is published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. The
researchers say the healing properties of CBD remained even when the
non-psychotropic compound was separated from THC, the component that
gets people high, the Times of Israel reports.
And
the treatment did more than just mend bones: The compound made bones
stronger during healing (scientifically, CBD enhanced "the maturation of
the collagenous matrix, which provides the basis for new mineralization
of bone tissue"). That means the limb "will be harder to break in the
future," the researchers say in a press release.
"The clinical potential of cannabinoid-related compounds is simply
undeniable at this point," lead researcher Dr. Yankel Gabet says. "While
there is still a lot of work to be done to develop appropriate
therapies, it is clear that it is possible to detach a clinical therapy
objective from the psychoactivity of cannabis." (In other marijuana
news, pot smokers hit a surprising change at 21.)
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