MEDICINAL USE OF CANNABIS SATIVA FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTISM

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593762320094

• Palavras-chave: Cannabis Sativa, seizure, autism.

• Keywords: Cannabis Sativa, seizure, autism.

• Abstract:

  Cannabis Sativa is a plant with medicinal capacity, its function is to improve patients with different diseases, and is widely used in its oily form to treat fibromyalgia and seizures as the plant has the ability to reduce the number of seizures. Autism is a disorder that has no cure, only treatment, which is medication and not medication, such as therapies. People with ASD, an autism spectrum disorder, can have numerous characteristics such as stereotyping and even seizures.
  Cannabidiol is a substance derived from Marijuana that does not have its hallucinogenic principle, which is the active ingredient that causes hallucinations and the effects described when using the drug illegally, this substance is known as CBD and has been studied over the years, one of his studies are applied to the treatment of autism symptoms, in this article we will analyze through a bibliographical review the studies of this case and the effects that Cannabidiol generated in patients with ASD.