Complementary Medicine

Cannabidiol Targets Pain and Inflammation

Cannabidiol Targets Pain and Inflammation

The endocannabinoid system is involved in a host of homeostatic and physiologic functions, including modulation of pain and inflammation. The specific roles of currently identified endocannabinoids that act as ligands at endogenous cannabinoid receptors within the central nervous system and in the periphery exert an influence on nociception. Exogenous plant-based cannabinoids have been found to exert significant analgesic effects in various chronic pain conditions.

Modern Medicine – Issue 4 2020

August 14, 2020 by Alternative Complementary Medicine

Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Managing Mood Disorders

Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Managing Mood Disorders – MM1501

A decade ago research indicated a likely causal link between low levels of omega-3 fatty acids (FAs) and a higher prevalence of mood disorders, and also provided quite strong support for omega-3 FAs as both an antidepressant monotherapy and an augmentor of formal antidepressant drugs. Recent research is somewhat less convincing about their antidepressant efficacy but is nevertheless furthering our understanding by quantifying differential efficacy across the FAs.

Modern Medicine – January 2015

January 27, 2015 by Complementary Medicine Psychiatry
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