Hemp is one of those plants that everyone has heard about but few people have an in depth knowledge of. Even people who consider themselves quite knowledgeable about the plant often have a lot to learn. There's one very simple reason why this is usually the case. Most plants are only used for one or two things. In general if a plant has medicinal properties than that's pretty much the beginning and the end of things. The very things which make medicinal plants useful often limit their utility for other matters. But hemp is one of the biggest and most interesting exceptions to that rule. It's used for a variety of practical purposes.

Modern enthusiasm for hemp has rekindled use of it in rope, clothing and a variety of other items. Of course most people know about it from the THC content. But this is also one of the things which makes it so versatile. THC isn't orally active without extensive preparation beforehand. And it's also easily bred out of particular strains of hemp. When one does so a particular and unique collection of other bioactive compounds become the most prominent chemical aspect of the plant. These are known as CBD compounds. Each use tends to create a new strain. Practical use focuses on fiber, recreational on THC, and medicinal on CBD.
 

 

The CBD compounds are related to THC, but create a medicinal rather than mental effect. The cbd hemp oil activates specific receptors on the surface of cells to create an overall balancing effect in the body. This helps to essentially create a stable environment when a biological system might otherwise be out of balance due to the effects of illness or injury. And all of this is thanks to a very special type of extract from a very special plant. And it's of course thanks to the people who have carefully cultivated it to enhance the medicinal effects for people.