Cannabidvarin is another part of the cannabis plant, just like how CBD and THC both are, and with this plant, there are hundreds of different compounds that can be helpful for a variety of reasons, all of which offer the potential to really aid others in their health and wellness. 

What is It? 

CBDV is considered one of the many hundreds of cannabinoids that are there, and this one is much lower in concentration than the CBD and THC that’s there, and it typically is seen more in hemp than marijuana as well. 

This is non-intoxicating, so it won’t make you high, but this does have a similar structure to many of the other compounds found in the cannabis plant. 

How it Work s

There isn’t a lot that we know, but we do know that it doesn’t have a high amount of affinity for those CB1 and 2 receptors, unlike THC and CBD. It is probably also why it’s not very intoxicating. 

However, we do know that it may work with other pathways that are in the endocannabinoid system. 

One of them, is of course, the TRPV2 and the TRPA 1 receptors, which help play a key role in epilepsy, confusions, sensing pain, and also being able to perceive temperature. This can help to desensitize tis too in some cases. 

These are the transient types of receptors, and they’re embedded directly into your cell membrane. 

When these are activated, there are ions there that flow directly into your cells. 

This also says that it may interfere with what’s called the diacylglycerol lipase, which is one of the main enzymes that’s associated with 2-AG synthesis, which is an endocannabinoid that’s naturally produced. 

How it happens right now isn’t all that clear, but that’s what’s been theorized right now. 

What can This Do? 

Right now, it’s been mostly the focus of different studies and trials, but we still don’t’ know a ton about this, the mechanisms, and the potentials that happen with CBD. 

This is something that can help with potential and function. 

There was a study that was looked at back in 2013 that analyzed the effects of CBDV and how it affects mice and rats. They were given different extracts in different doses, and they determined how it helps with seizure treatment. 

They were then made to have seizures and of course, from there they analyzed how the CBDV extracts could help with this. 

The result from this is that this cannabinoid did help with reducing convulsions, but it didn’t directly act upon the CB1 receptors that are in the body. 

It can possibly be used to help with the TRP channels, which is how it helps with convulsions. 

What about autism? There is a potential for this to possibly modulate the inhibitory and excitatory systems within the brain, there are some studies which looked into the potentials that this has on the treatment for autism. 

It can possibly affect the glutamate along with the GAMA metabolites that are in the body, both in those that have ASD and other conditions. In this study, it was found that there was an effect on the glutamate levels of the brain. The biggest thing though, is that it wasn’t uniform along all of the levels. But what we did learn from this, is that it can possibly be used as a treatment for symptoms of ASD, but it’s still further being studied by many people. 

It can definitely be helpful for a variety of things but for now, we don’t really know everything yet about this component of cannabis yet.