Scientists have identified two non intoxicating compounds from cannabis that may help reduce liver fat while improving metabolic health. The compounds, CBD and CBG, appear to support the liver in two important ways. They increase the organ’s ability to store backup energy and restore the activity of cellular systems that break down harmful waste. Together, these effects could offer a new plant based strategy for treating the most common chronic liver disorder worldwide.
The research was led by Prof. Joseph (Yossi) Tam, Dr. Liad Hinden, the PhD student Radka Kočvarová, and Tam’s team at the School of Pharmacy at the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Their study suggests that Cannabidiol (CBD) and Cannabigerol (CBG), which do not cause a high, may improve liver health by altering how liver…