CBG....Minor to Major!!

Because CBG isn’t abundant in most strains, breeders have begun crossbreeding plants to achieve higher levels of the cannabinoid. In most strains, CBG is a minor cannabinoid, meaning it shows up in very low quantity. One of the new strains that is primarily CBG is CBG White. This is one of the newest tinctures we have on our website!

CBG demonstrates a number of benefits to the human body. 

CBG, like CBD, is non-intoxicating and does not impart a high, despite its connection to THC. Research indicates it can bind to both CB1 and CB2 receptors within the body’s endocannabinoid system, meaning it not only interacts directly with the body’s internal systems, but can also counteract the effects of other cannabinoids, such as THC. 
A 2021 patient survey indicated a majority of patients found CBG-dominant products effective in treating their chronic pain, anxiety, and insomnia, among other conditions. 

While more studies need to be done on this cannabinoid, early research is shedding more light on it. Some other benefits may include: reducing intraocular pressure for glaucoma, nerve pain, anxiety, IBS, protecting neurons in the brain, ADHD and more to come!

Whole plant tinctures provide a range of cannabinoids, major and minor to have a greater effect than those tinctures that are purely isolates of CBG! So give it a try!!

CBDA & CBGA...what are they?

CBDA and CBGA

Excerpts from Healer.com, Dr. Dustin Sulak

CBDA: CBDA is comparable to CBD in many aspects, having activation at serotonin and capsaicin receptors. CBDA, unlike CBD, has not been found to affect cannabinoid receptors, but it has been demonstrated to target the COX enzymes linked to inflammation, a process similar to that of common over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medicines.

Therefore, if you’re unsatisfied with the results from CBD products, do not assume that CBDA won’t work any better. CBDA gets absorbed significantly better — 5x-11x times better— than CBD when taken orally.[1] There is also some evidence-based on animal models that CBDA is stronger and more potent than CBD, not just because it’s getting absorbed better but because it is acting more powerfully.

The health benefits of CBDA may include improvements in:

• Inflammation

• Mood and anxiety

• Resilience to stress

• Cognition

• Neurologic healing

• Pain signaling

• Gut function

• Tissue recovery after exercise or injury

On to CBGA: Some have referred to CBG as the ‘mother of cannabinoids’, because its raw, unheated form, cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), is the precursor cannabinoid that is later converted into THCA, CBDA, or CBCA. Like the other cannabinoids, CBGA is decarboxylated into CBG by heat and time, but few cannabis varieties have any significant amount of CBGA in the mature flowers. In the past, some growers used early harvesting techniques to increase the yield of CBGA from common medical varieties. More recently, breeders have developed varieties of cannabis that lack the enzymes responsible for converting CBGA into the other cannabinoids, resulting in fully mature flowers dominant in CBGA and low in THC and other cannabinoids. These flowers can be extracted to produce products with high levels of CBG that offer distinct medicinal benefits.

• Nerve pain with shooting and stinging discomfort

• Physical anxiety and fight or flight feelings

• Attention deficit and hyperactivity

• Trouble Sleeping

• Inflammation

• Gut health