Although CBD is often revered as a miracle drug, a new study finds that it could be causing liver damage.
, suggest that while people may be using CBD as a safer alternative to conventional pain relievers, like acetaminophen, the compound may actually be just as harmful to their livers. First, researchers utilized all of the dosage and safety recommendations from a CBD-based drug known as Epidiolex. If this name sounds familiar, it should. Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration it as a treatment for certain kinds of childhood epilepsy.
Shockingly, researchers discovered that the mice given higher doses of CBD showed signs of liver damage within 24 hours. To that end, 75 percent of these animals in the sub-acute phase had either died or were on the verge of death within a few days. But come to find out, there has been evidence of CBD's havoc wreaking ways on the liver for some time. that the risk of liver damage from CBD is a nasty side effect printed in black and white on GW Pharma's Epidiolex packaging. ,"it clearly states a warning for liver injury. It states you have to monitor the liver enzyme levels of the patients.
Previous studies have also suggested that certain components of the cannabis plant may be harmful to the liver. Although one study found that marijuana , in some cases it worsened the condition.
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