(Belga) Ingredients in cannabis may prevent the coronavirus from entering healthy cells, according to a lab study published in the Journal of Nature Products. Two substances in cannabis, CBGA and CBDA, can counteract the virus, according to researchers at the University of Oregon.
The substances in question attach themselves to the protrusions of protein fragments on the virus and block a substance that the pathogen uses to infect humans. Scientists have done lab tests on the alpha and beta variants of the virus, but they haven’t done human studies. Hemp is used in all kinds of products, including food. “These ingredients, which can be taken orally, have a long history of safe use with humans,” said researcher Richard Van Bremen of the university’s Hemp Center for Innovation. “They have the ability to prevent and treat infection from the coronavirus.” (Belgium)
The substances in question attach themselves to the protrusions of protein fragments on the virus and block a substance that the pathogen uses to infect humans. Scientists have done lab tests on the alpha and beta variants of the virus, but they haven’t done human studies. Hemp is used in all kinds of products, including food. “These ingredients, which can be taken orally, have a long history of safe use with humans,” said researcher Richard Van Bremen of the university’s Hemp Center for Innovation. “They have the ability to prevent and treat infection from the coronavirus.” (Belgium)
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