PLANT MEDICINE HERBAL MEDICINE + PARKINSON’S DISEASE BY DR. DAWN HAYFORD
This issue of GRAM discusses the ways cannabis can help with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and its symptoms. There are also a number of other alternative treatments that can be used, oftentimes in conjunction with anti-PD medication. Plants and treatments that are neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant have all had positive effects on the symptoms and pathogenesis of PD either in animal studies or through historical use that has not been clinically studied. Continue reading to discover various plant medicines that have been used to improve the quality of life for PD patients and even fight the progression of the disease.
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