Articles About CBD and Epilepsy and Seizures

How Hemp CBD became America’s Health Super Star
A Rose By Any Other Name Cannabidiol (CBD) is a cannabinoid. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is also a cannabinoid. Cannabinoids are the powerful chemical compounds contained in the Cannabis sativa plant that provide amazing relief from numerous health problems, even conditions that will not respond to other treatments, and they do so with none of the side... Continue

World Class Athletes, U.S. Vets And The 
Woodstock Generation Are Igniting A Pain-Management Revolution Using CBD Rich Hemp Oil
Who Needs Pain-Management? Athletes are always in some degree of pain, either from training for competition or from actually competing. That’s why pain-management is vital for the long-term success of the pros. Fortunately for top athletes, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has this year removed THC-free Cannabidiol, CBD, from its list of banned substances. It’s... Continue

Seizure Free: FDA Approves America’s First Marijuana 
Pharmaceutical
Sam Vogelstein was four years old when he experienced his first . His face suddenly slacked and he abruptly fell forward from the waist. “He did something that looked like a judo bow after a match,” said his mom, Evelyn Nussenbaum. Two months passed before Sam had another seizure. Then the frequency increased. By the... Continue

CBD and Seizures
The Science Looked Promising, and Now There’s Hard Evidence at Last Charlotte Figi is surely the undeniable poster child for the benefits of cannabidiol (CBD) in the effective treatment of . While her story has been widely reported for years, it is worth reexamining now in light of new research and the FDA’s June 2018... Continue

Cannabidiol Research: Epilepsy Seizures

• CBD for children with Dravet’s and intractable seizures (Video)
• Report of a parent survey of CBD-enriched cannabis use in pediatric treatment-resistant epilepsy
• Medicinal marijuana stops seizures, brings hope to a little girl
• Cannabinoids for epilepsy
• Cannabis, CBD, and epilepsy – From receptors to clinical response
• The non-psychotropic plant cannabinoids, cannabidivarin (CBDV) and cannabidiol (CBD), activate and desensitize transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) channels in vitro: potential for the treatment of neuronal hyperexcitability
• Chronic administration of CBD to healthy volunteers and epileptic patients
• Endocannabinoid system protects against cryptogenic seizures
• Seizing an opportunity for the endocannabinoid system
• Cannabidiol: promise and pitfalls
• Report of a parent survey of cannabidiol-enriched cannabis use in pediatrictreatment-resistant epilepsy
• Cannabidivarin (CBDV) suppressespentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-inducedincreases in epilepsy-related gene expression
• CBD exerts anti-convulsant effects in animal models of temporal lobe and partial seizures
• Cannabidiol displays antiepileptiform and antiseizure properties in vitro and in vivo
• Hypnotic and antiepileptic effects of CBD
• The cannabinoids as potential antiepileptics
• Cannabidiol–antiepileptic drug comparisons and interactions in experimentally induced seizures in rats