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    Cannabis compounds can stop COVID-19 infection — Research

    Cannabis compounds prevented the virus that causes Covid-19 from penetrating healthy human cells, according to a laboratory study published in the Journal of Nature Products. 

    The two compounds commonly found in hemp called cannabigerolic acid, or CBGA, and cannabidiolic acid, or CBDA — were identified during a chemical screening effort as having potential to combat coronavirus, researchers from Oregon State University said.

    In the study, they bound to spike proteins found on the virus and blocked a step the pathogen uses to infect people, Bloomberg reports.

    The researchers tested the compounds’ effect against alpha and beta variants of the virus in a laboratory. The study didn’t involve giving the supplements to people or comparing infection rates in those who use the compounds to those who don’t. 

    According to Richard van Breemen, a researcher with Oregon State’s Global Hemp Innovation Center, “These compounds can be taken orally and have a long history of safe use in humans. They have the potential to prevent as well as treat infection by SARS-CoV-2.”

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