{"id":14009,"date":"2017-11-04T08:58:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T12:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=14009"},"modified":"2018-08-17T15:42:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T19:42:34","slug":"thc-cbd-and-the-immune-system-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/thc-cbd-and-the-immune-system-2\/","title":{"rendered":"THC, CBD And The Immune System"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">According to Dr. Barbara LF Kaplan of the Center for Environmental Health Sciences, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) may be good for treating auto immune diseases such as MS, but may not be helpful for treating more common ailments like the flu. In fact, it could make the symptoms and duration of a flu-like illness worse. Both THC and CBD suppress the immune system, which could prove very useful in fighting conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn\u2019s disease. 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