Scientists find cannabis terpenes (geraniol) relieve chronic pain without a high (sciencedaily.com) 10 points by ck2 17d ago ↗ HN
[–] ck2 17d ago ↗ hmm actual paper is two years old, not sure if that website is just recycling news* https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11974608/* https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43440-024-00687-1previous study from 2021* https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-87740-8but it is fascinatingI've been trying Palmitoylethanolamide which is a studied alternative but it takes many weeks for it to start working as it has to build up in fat stores, can't say I feel anything from it yet after eight weeks
[–] quantified 17d ago ↗ Which means that high-terpene cannabis can be worthwhile to get high from. Not that you necessarily want to be high all the time, but once in a while.
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[ 3.7 ms ] story [ 19.8 ms ] thread* https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11974608/
* https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43440-024-00687-1
previous study from 2021
* https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-87740-8
but it is fascinating
I've been trying Palmitoylethanolamide which is a studied alternative but it takes many weeks for it to start working as it has to build up in fat stores, can't say I feel anything from it yet after eight weeks