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Is The Endocannabinoid System Important To Your Health? Endocannabinoid System Review

 

  1. Endocannabinoid system review: a)cannabinoid receptors CB1, CB2; b) endocannabinoids and  c) enzymes

  2. Endocannabinoid functions- summary

  3. Endocannabinoid system research (including endocannabinoid system deficiency)- in the next article (Part 2)

 

The reason why medical marijuana has so many effects on humans is very simple: we have a built-in system called the endocannabinoid system (ECS) that the plant cannabinoids can interact with.

However, there is more about ECS you should know. This system can be modulated without using marijuana, as the body is making its own chemicals (called endocannabinoids). In addition, other herbs, supplements, and therapies can effectively modulate ECS, too.

Abbreviations:

      ECS= endocannabinoid system. Also known as the endogenous cannabinoid system. ECS includes:

 

Is the ECS important to your health? What is the role of the endocannabinoid system?


ECS has 3 components:

Cannabinoid receptors

Endocannabinoids: AEA and 2-AG. What is the function of endocannabinoids?

Metabolic Enzymes: FAAH and MAGL

2. Endocannabinoid system- functions

ECS helps maintain the body’s homeostasis in two major ways: by influencing the nervous system (the connections/firing of brain cells), and the immune system (modulation of the inflammatory response).  ECS has many other functions. Here is a short endocannabinoid system review, more details in the next article.

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