Medterra takes an in-depth look at the pharmacology of CBC and how it could supercharge your health.
CBD’s popularity has been booming for over four years now and is becoming more mainstream by the day.
From CBD products hitting shelves of major pharmacy chains to professional athletes solidifying long term CBD sponsorships, the time for CBD is now and Medterra is no exception to this shift.
They supply premium hemp-derived CBD products that meet the highest purity standards and bring the highest levels of support for users all over the world.
Medterra stands out for its continuous innovation. Sometimes this bet leads the company to improve existing products… while other times it leads to creating new ones. Their products are offered in the form of isolate or ultra broad-spectrum CBD.
Broad Spectrum products are a blend of cannabinoids, terpenes and fatty acids that naturally occur in the hemp plant. An extraction process is utilised to remove the THC compound while maintaining substantial levels of other valuable cannabinoids like CBC.
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Unlike isolate CBD, which contains only pure CBD, broad-spectrum products may produce heightened effects because they contain additional, compounds that work together.
As the research on cannabinoids progresses, cannabichromene has come into the spotlight for its pleasantly surprising effects. Nowadays it’s time for CBC to shine.
Here’s what you need to know about CBC: what it is, what it does, and how it could supercharge your health.
What is CBC?
Alongside CBN, CBC is one of the most powerful trace cannabinoids. It’s in the same family as CBD, CBN, CBG, THC, and over a hundred other cannabinoids. CBC is also one of the hemp’s “big six” cannabinoids, and though it’s not quite as popular as the other five yet, we’ve gotta admit that it has a pretty cool name.
CBC is similar to CBD and THC and it comes from the same precursor: CBG, or “the mother cannabinoid.” It also has a similar molecular mass and chemical formula.
How does CBC work?
Like CBD, CBC is non-psychotropic, meaning it won’t get you high. Unlike CBD, though, CBC has a greater binding affinity for pain-sensing receptors than it does for the “traditional” endocannabinoid system. It binds to TRPA1 receptors, TRPV receptors, and more.
Studies hint that CBC may reduce inflammation by helping your body to produce greater amounts of the endocannabinoid anandamide. Other research has shown that CBC’s anti-inflammatory benefits may carry over to skincare; another study found that CBC reduced the severity of acne.
In other words, the CBC you ingest goes to different molecular targets than CBD or THC do — and confers a slightly different set of benefits in the process.
CBC top health benefits
CBC research is just beginning to pick up. That means there aren’t all that many studies to choose from when sifting through the cannabinoid’s benefits.
What we do have, though, looks pretty promising. A 2014 review concluded that CBC “exert[s] a direct anti-proliferative effect on tumours of different origin.” Another study found that CBC may block the pain of collagen-related osteoarthritis. CBC may also contribute to the entourage effect.
Neurological health:
Animal studies hint that CBC may benefit brain cell function. A 2013 study in mice found that CBC benefitted neural stem progenitor cells (NSPCs), a type of cell required for healthy brain function.
Skincare:
CBC’s anti-inflammatory properties may allow it to inhibit acne. One study found that CBC could suppress lipid overproduction within the skin’s sebaceous glands. This same study discovered that CBC reduced the conversion of unhealthy fats like arachidonic acid (AA) into inflammatory prostaglandins.
Mood:
Yet another great CBC study found that this cannabinoid amplified CBD And THC’s antioxidant effects. The entourage effect includes CBC, after all.
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How to use CBC
Since CBC-only hemp products are very rare, the easiest way to take CBC is to simply accept how it comes to us in nature. Medterra’s Ultra Broad Spectrum products have an industry-first 10:1 ratio of CBD to additional active cannabinoids, including CBC. This Ultra Broad Spectrum
extract delivers a high-potency combination of active cannabinoids into convenient, long-lasting liquid capsules.
CBC can also be infused into all sorts of different stuff, including edibles, topicals, and capsules. As we said earlier, though, CBC-specific products are very rare, for now, but Medterra offers CBC products in a convenient and long-lasting variety of formats.
What difference can your CBC’s delivery method make?
Different CBC products stay in your body for different amounts of time. Vaping CBC may kick in fast, but its effects are also most transient. Oils and tinctures, on the other hand, are metabolized by the liver and essentially time-released over a longer period of time.
Medterra Ultra Broad Spectrum has an industry-first 10:1 ratio of CBD to additional active cannabinoids such as CBG, CBN, CBC, CBDV plus terpenes and flavonoids. Its Ultra Broad Spectrum extract delivers a high-potency combination of active cannabinoids in a convenient and long-lasting variety of formats.
The amount of CBC in a full spectrum product may be small, but don’t worry as only a small amount of CBC is needed for the entourage effect to kick in.
All in all, CBC is an underrated cannabinoid that’s definitely worth trying. It rounds out the effects of CBD perfectly and makes us suspect that nature really does know best after all.
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