14 DAY TRIAL // Over the years, scientists have found that marijuana can help ease some of the side effects of chemotherapy, treat chronic pain, and fight back weight and muscle mass loss in the case of AIDS patients.
According to a new investigation whose findings have recently been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, evidence at hand indicates that this drug might also help treat autoimmune disease.
More precisely, researchers with the University of South Carolina in the United State now say that marijuana has the potential to suppress the body's immune functions, EurekAlert informs.
Thus, it appears that the THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) present in marijuana can suppress inflammation in the body. By doing so, it might help treat diseases that go hand in hand with chronic inflammation.
As detailed in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, some of these diseases that marijuana could make more bearable are arthritis, lupus, colitis, and multiple sclerosis.
Granted, the fact that marijuana can indeed act as a treatment for any of the aforementioned conditions is yet to be proven by science. Still, the University of South Carolina researchers say that such investigation would likely not be a waste of time.
More so given the fact that, at least in the United States, the use of marijuana for various purposes is steadily gaining popularity.