In recent studies, doctors have attempted to use medicinal cannabis extracts to treat symptoms of autism. In 71% of the study, the use of medicinal cannabis helped to eliminate (or diminish) at least one core symptom. In Australia, roughly 230,000 people suffer from autism. Autism is a lifelong neuro developmental disorder and family members of the Chilean patients that took part in the trials say that this new information could boost their family member’s quality of life.
Key Takeaways:
- Resesarchers at Zelda Therapeutics found found that use of cannabis diminished core symptomps shown in most of their autistic patients.
- Conventional medications usually have serious side effects that the use of cannabis may be able to avoid.
- Cannabis may provide an alternative treatment bypassing the side effects conventional treatments currently have.
“The results from this observational study are very exciting and supports the anecdotal evidence we have, showing the positive effect medicinal cannabis has on treating autism symptoms.”
Read more: https://www.hempgazette.com/news/zelda-autism-medicinal-cannabis-hg0419/
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