Cannabidiol, or CBD for short, is a cannabinoid from the hemp plant. Each hemp plant contains more than 100 previously known cannabinoids, including the well-known THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). CBD is not psychoactive and is used, among other things, for relaxation and also in the treatment of pain, anxiety, inflammation, depression, etc.

These cannabinoids are created through complex chemical reactions. A high number of #trueterpenes is often an indication of high cannabinoid content, as #buyterpenes are believed to be precursors to cannabinoids.

Hemp plants can contain up to 150 different #hempderivedterpenes. Many of them have been shown to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and relaxing effects on the body.

Scientists discovered the reason why cannabinoids work so effectively in the human body in 1992. Humans have an endogenous cannabinoid system that produces endogenous, i.e. endogenous, cannabinoids as chemical messengers. This is where the name endocannabinoid system (ECS) comes from, it is part of the human nervous system.

So far, the existence of two primary cannabinoid receptors has been proven: the CB1 receptor and the CB2 receptor. These influence elementary body functions such as pain perception, sleep or the immune function. A deficiency in endogenous cannabinoids leads to disorders of these processes and can sometimes even lead to illness.