What does CBD oil really do?
Relaxation can be drunk on the tongue for some time in the form of CBD oil - say those who celebrate it as the new miracle cure. The business with the legal cannabis preparation is booming - although the health effects have not been sufficiently investigated. How smart is it to take cannabidiol?
The effect begins after half an hour. A wave of relaxation flows through his body. "Subtle, subliminal," describes the consumer's feelings towards FITBOOK. "Easy, without being high." For the 24-year-old, the golden drops are just the thing to start a stressful day at work. It's the same with Tina (35). She compares the effect with that of Valerian: "It relaxes me, I feel more balanced."
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Cannabidiol (which stands for the abbreviation CBD) is the non-high-potency agent of the hemp plant. Due to its low THC content, CBD products are theoretically legal - which makes them the darlings of the food industry: According to research by Mainz, manufacturers in the last two years alone have brought to the market over 100 dietary supplements with CBD in Germany alone.
The idea of natural relaxation is well marketed. Brownies and coffee are mixed with CBD, as are creams, shampoos and chewing gum. It is particularly popular in the form of oil: mixed with hemp seed oil CBD extract that drips under the tongue. The small vials are available with 2.5 / 5/10 or 15 percent active ingredient. Depending on the extraction process, CBD oil has a dark brown to golden color reminiscent of olive oil. Consumers describe the taste as "earthy, tart to mild".
There are CBD oils in pharmacies, online shops and han shops - but the best evidence that CBD has arrived in the middle of society: The drugstore dm and Rossmann led the hemp extract, but then had it because of legal concerns back from the The EU is still unsure whether CBD-containing products should continue to be considered as dietary supplements or whether they should be authorized for the Even the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) does not want to lean out of the window with a final answer. At the moment, producers must first submit a request for examination, as can be seen on the website of the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL). The drugstore chain dm now leads again a CBD oil with five percent active ingredient.
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The hype surrounding CBD is related to the question of the health benefits - and thus also the question of possible risks. Because the supposed miracle remedy is said to have so much healing effect beyond the relaxation aspects, that one becomes almost dizzy when listing. It is said to have analgesic and anti-depressant effects, to relieve cramps, to be anti-inflammatory and to make nervousness disappear.
Big impact - or just placebo?
All this would be signed by Franjo Grotenhermen. The general practitioner with practice in Rüthen (NRW) believes in the therapeutic effect of hemp, is chairman of the association "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Cannabis als Medizin" and has written a book about the application and effects of CBD. Basically, according to Grotenhermen, however, one must differentiate the numerous, over-the-counter lifestyle products from medical (prescription), high-dose CBD: "With daily three times three drops of CBD oil with a low concentration we are almost in the placebo range. This is comparable to low doses of valerian. "The latter could, depending on individual responsiveness, achieve" strong pharmacological effects ". But is there scientific evidence for that?