The cannabis industry has exploded in the last decade. A new way of using cannabis is showing to be the healthiest: here are the health benefits of cannabis juice which might surprise you.
According to raw cannabis expert and professor, Dr. William Courtney, fresh cannabis has 99% more benefits than heated.
So why exactly are the health benefits of fresh and raw cannabis juice?
First, raw cannabis contains more nutrients with a higher bioavailability and entourage effect. Raw cannabis is rich in vitamins, minerals, phytocannabinoids, terpenes, flavonoids, polyphenols and saccharides. In addition, cannabis juice offers omega 3 & 6 essential fatty acids from the seeds which are pressed together with the plant.
In addition, raw cannabis contains up to 1% more terpenes than heated cannabis. Terpenes also modulate the same receptors in the body as phytocannabinoids and they add to the benefits in numerous ways. Terpenes are the “natural fragrance” of cannabis and can
Health benefits of cannabis juice containing CBD-Acid and THC-Acid
Raw cannabis contains the plant cannabinoids, CBD and THC, in their acidic form: CBD-Acid and THC-acid. They are the precursor or “mother compound” of CBD and THC. When heated or dried, CBD-Acid and THC-Acid turns into CBD and THC.
The benefits of the acidic forms of cannabinoids are numerous. For one, they offer a higher bioavailability which means it penetrates through the cell membrane faster and smoother than the heated cannabinoids.
Unlike THC, its precursor, THC-Acid, is non-psychoactive. It offers all the benefits without the high, which means that it can be consumed daily and in higher doses.
CBD-Acid has only been studied more extensively recently. Especially, since the “father” of cannabinoid research, Israeli professor, Raphael Mechoulam, in 2020 stated that
““Originally there is an acid that appears in the plant, and those acids are these mysterious worlds of compounds that are much more potent than cannabinoids,” he added.”
More Potent Than CBD, THC: Dr. Raphael Mechoulam Explains His Latest Discovery (forbes.com)
Recent study on CBD-Acid was finally possible, as researchers found out how to synthesise it. Since CBD-Acid is primarily found in the fresh plant, it would quickly change its chemistry and turn into CBD. Therefore, the studies are very recent and show a lot of promising health benefits of cannabis juice which is rich in CBD-Acid.
Here is what they did:
“We took a cannabidiol acid and we stabilized it by a simple chemical procedure, called esterification; then the compound is stable,” Swisa explained.
The team then “started looking at the activities of this compound…and found that this particular compound causes suppression of anxiety and suppression of nausea,” he continued, adding that this could make a huge difference in cancer patients on chemotherapy, as well as patients with IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) or Psoriasis.
More Potent Than CBD, THC: Dr. Raphael Mechoulam Explains His Latest Discovery (forbes.com)
Another amazing health benefit of raw cannabis juice and its compound CBD-Acid, is, according to expert and professor, Dr. William Courtney, the fact that CBD-Acid has an extra molecule in its structure. CBD-A is a 21-molecule structure while CBD has a 20-molecule structure. The extra molecule in CBD-Acid means that it can potentially act as an anti infective and a powerful immunizer.
Dr. William Courtney’s most wellknown succes story is his wife, Kristen Courtney, who once was on 40 medications drugs and sick with several chronic diseases. After juicing cannabis and getting better, she explains that she actually had an Endogenous Cannabinoid Deficiency. This means that she was lacking activity in her Endocannabinoid System, and was only saved by adding raw cannabis juice to her diet daily:
“You wouldn’t consider a Diabetic addicted to Insulin. I have an Endogenous Cannabinoid Deficiency. When I drink the leaf, I feel more attentive, more awake. I can breathe better. I don’t get heartburn or stomach pain, or feel muscle weakness or lower back or pelvic pain. By eating it, I am able to saturate much more so than I could. Even if I was smoking all day long, I wouldn’t be able to saturate as heavily as I can juicing. I think the antifungal [and antibacterial] which is CBN… and the THCA (which is only in the unheated plant material) and Cannabidiol are all helpful. But I think, more importantly, it is the interplay of all the cannabinoids together that causes the most benefit. That when you isolate each one and take it alone, or take it as a pure synthetic it can’t have the benefits. It doesn’t have the same effects that they all have together. I thought: How does everyone not know about this. I felt right then and there my focus in life had to be helping other people in my same situation to get this information to use as well.” Kristen Courtney
