One never seems to hear about the cure for cancer or epilepsy or autism
on the television so we give thanks for the internet because this is how most
people came to hear about this ‘new’ physiological system we have inside of us
now known as The Endocannabinoid System (EC System) which was identified
officially by scientists in the early 90’s.
The first time ii ever heard that Cannabis can cure was as a young girl
from my Elders who used to refer to this system as “The THC Receptors” and ii can honestly say that the only reason ii
came to know about the healing properties of Cannabis is through the teachings
of my Elders.
My first experience with the neuro division at Groote Schuur Hospital
was in 1987 when on my first day aged 17 and a half, ii paraded into neuro with
a hand drawn picture of the human brain and ii demanded to know where the “THC
Receptors” were situated in the brain…needless to say ii was promptly chased
off the floor being accused that ii knew nothing of what ii spoke. Little did
ii care back then since ii was convinced that ii had the cure for cancer and ii
would save the world and truly to this day ii am still using this plant for
healing.
The truth is that THC acts on every single Cannabinoid Receptor and this
is why we remain sceptical of products that claim to contain ‘zero THC’ because
THC is the main pharmacological agent and in fact many of the other 110 known Phyto
Cannabinoids would not work or even exist in the absence of THC.
According to Professor Mechoulam only THC actually binds to Cannabinoid
Receptors CB1 and 2 none of the others have binding affinity not even CBD which
is why he had to administer the substance via the Serotonin Receptor 1A in lab
rat studies. Professor Mechoulam is personally actively working on CBD
isolation in lab and he is having success especially with bone therapy. Research
of this nature doesn’t resonate well with me as a healer especially when ii
have read reports from the Prof stating categorically that whole herbal
Cannabis medications are superior to synthetic Cannabinoids.
So ii do still believe the wisdom of my Elders to this day and to be
very fair ii do believe that CB1 and CB2 should be renamed as THE THC receptors
because no other Cannabinoid can bind to these receptors yet all the
Cannabinoids are able to bind to other receptors and this is what is leading
the science world to believe that there are more Cannabinoid Receptors when in
fact we believe that there are only 2 THC receptors in the EC System. Our healing philosophy is based on this
realisation.
Many Cannabinoids from different plants, not only Cannabis can interact
with these newly identified ‘orphan’ receptors which we are starting to learn
about.
We will continue to study these receptors and new Cannabinoids and how
they interact with each other but all indications are that THC is the main
operator and truly no one can deny this.
As ii have said many times ii believe that we have always had this
system and further ii believe that the only creature on earth that does not
have this system is the bee but ii will discuss this thought more intensely
when ii deal with animal treatments.
Personally ii have always
found it fascinating how humans and animals have always managed to find the
plants in nature which appear to focus on certain receptors for healing.
So yes, Cannabis is
therefore the best source of natural Phyto-Cannabinoids and is the only plant
which contains THC.
Even though this system got its name from the
Cannabis plant, this system doesn’t actually exist because there is a plant in
the garden called Cannabis the system exists because we have natural
Cannabinoids produced inside our bodies which mimic the properties of THC in
the body.
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