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Marijuana Recipes & Remedies For Healthy Living by Mary Jane Stawell Marijuana is not just a weed for getting
high. It is an herb with nutritional and medicinal
benefits—sedative, pain-soothing, and
anti-inflammatory action. Marijuana is an analgesic or general
pain-killer making it a safe addition to
palliative care to reduce the severity of
symptoms. So effective is its pain-soothing
action that many call it a "new asprin".
Inflammation causes pain, which is central to many aliments like arthritis and multiple scloerosis. Instead of pharmaceuticals many use marijuana to manage pain. Foods we love can trigger inflammatory responses that exaccerbate arthritis and other aliments. The problem is that the classic edibles, like brownies, used by medical marijuana patients for pain management are made from the very foods—butter and chocolate—that trigger inflammation. Marijuana Recipes & Remedies shows how to use canola and other anti-inflammatory oils to make bud cooking oil. |