Is trema cannabis alternative?

What is TREMA? Identification name: Trema micrantha L. Blume Family: Cannabaceae Habitat: native to the Americas Medicinal parts: fruit, flower, leaf Key chemical constituents: it contains...Specifically, cannabidiol is analgesic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant, anxiolytic, antipsychotic, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant. Properties and uses: epilepsy, autism, anxiety, chronic pain, diabetes. Curiosity: can have hypoglycemic effect in rats. The bark is used to make amate paper in Mexico. The trema plants are fast growing in open sites, they increase the moisture, organic matter and nutrients in the soil, and help generate mature forest trees. Caution: green leaves of T. micrantha are toxic for horses as they can cause coma and death.

​In Brazil, forensic geneticist and molecular biologist Rodrigo Moura Neto discovered in his small laboratory that fruits and flowers of TREMA micrantha plant contain cannabidiol (CBD), an active ingredient found in Cannabis sativa plant. Unlike cannabis, trema does not contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive substance that makes people high. If researchers can extract CBD from Trema and test its effectiveness, this could be a new source of medical marijuana without the negative effects of THC.

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