{"id":111658,"date":"2021-02-06T11:41:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T11:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=111658"},"modified":"2021-02-06T11:41:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T11:41:35","slug":"cannabis-boffins-trying-to-create-mouthwash-that-could-ease-covid-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/cannabis-boffins-trying-to-create-mouthwash-that-could-ease-covid-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis boffins trying to create mouthwash that could ease Covid symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"
Certain strains of cannabis could potentially lower patients' risk of dying from coronavirus, groundbreaking research has found.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, scientists from the University of Lethbridge in Canada identified three strains from cannabis sativa plants that ease the \u201ccytokine storm\u201d.<\/p>\n
The process is an overreaction of the body\u2019s immune system as it attempts to combat infection, and has led to major health implications and death in Covid patients.<\/p>\n
In the recent study, scientists exposed artificial human 3D skin to UV to increase inflammation, which was then treated with the drug. <\/p>\n
Out of the seven used, three offered a \u201cprofound\u201d impact of the \u201ccytokines and pathways related to inflammation and fibrosis\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Dr Olga Kovalchuk, who co-authored the study, is now looking for the most effective way to offer the treatment.<\/p>\n
She told the Daily Star: \u201cThis has to be ascertained via clinical trials, and could potentially involve dosed oils\/capsules, inhalers, local applications such as mouthwash, etc.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut RCTs [randomised controlled trials] have to be designed to fully prove the clinical potential.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if it could lower the risk of dying from Covid-19, Professor Kovalchuk responded: \u201cYes, potentially, through their effects on cytokine storm mediators. But RCTs would be needed.\u201d<\/p>\n
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