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The Endocannabinoid System and How THC Cures Cancer.. By Marco Torres There are close to 20,000 studies on cannabinoids in the pubmed database. Few scientists who concentrate their work around cannabinoids can deny the tremendous therapeutic potential of cannabis. Dr. The endocannabinoid system is a group of receptors in the brain that are involved in a variety of physiological processes including appetite, pain-sensation, mood, and memory; it mediates many physiological processes, including motor learning, synaptic plasticity, and appetite. The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) maintains our biological systems by regulating each cell tissue. It uses Arachidonic acid/Omega 6 to make EndoCannabinoids: fatty molecules that communicate harm between cells. Dietary Cannabis mimics the ECS by providing Cannabinoids when there is an Arachidonic acid deficiency or Clinical Cannabinoid Deficiency. The discovery in the early 1990s of specific PHPEUDQH UHFHSWRUV RI FDQQDELV¶V psychoactive component 9tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) opened the way to the revelation of a whole endogenous signalling system which is the endocannabinoid system. One of the most incredible findings of the endocannabinoid / Christina Sanchez, a molecular biologist at Compultense University in Madrid Spain, has completed extensive research, which led to one of the first discoveries that TH C does indeed kill cancer cells. system it that it appears to be conserved at least in all vertebrate phyla, and present in the structure of receptors and in their function, also in invertebrates, thus implying its participation in vital functions in almost all organisms. Concentrate made from the flowering tops of the cannabis plant can produce viscous oil containing large doses of active cannabinoids. The ratio of compounds are typically 45%-65% THC and 7% to 12% CBD. Cannabidiol has been shown to reduce WKH LQWHQVH ³KLJK´ VLGH HIIHFWV RI 7+& including the altered consciousnesses, confusion and anxiety. Patients with several different forms of cancer have been able to use this oil topically and internally to force cancerous cells to kill themselves. This often had a higher success rate than chemotherapy and radiation therapies. While these traditional therapies destroy cancer cells, they also destroy healthy tissue indiscriminately. Medicinal cannabis kills only cancer cells and leaves healthy tissue intact giving the patient better chances of recovery. Medicinal cannabis has also been therapeutic for treatment of chronic pain, inflammation, muscle spasms, intestinal disorders and more. http://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/05/17/en docannabinoid-syste K]