You may have noticed as you’ve been going about your daily life that CBD has seemingly started to pop up everywhere. Whether that’s coffee shops suddenly selling CBD lattes or wellness spas now offering to give you a CBD facial treatment, there’s certainly a lot of buzz about this new wellness product. But what is CBD exactly? Why do people take it, and what are its health benefits?
CBD is an abbreviation for its proper name; cannabidiol. It is a chemical compound that is found and extracted from the cannabis plant.
It is extracted from the hemp species of the Cannabis sativa plant as opposed to the marijuana species, which contains much higher amounts of its cousin chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
It is then used in a wide range of products from oils to gummy bears to help deal with all kinds of mental and physical ailments.
Whilst CBD is a cannabinoid, it does not have any psychoactive properties like THC does. This particular chemical is responsible for the euphoric rush people get from smoking or ingesting marijuana.
CBD has no such properties, and therefore you do not feel altered after taking it, only noticing the positive benefits for your health and wellbeing instead.