Could dagga be the key to Covid-19? As scientists worldwide seek to harness both new and existing medical treatments to help combat the coronavirus pandemic, closer to home, a group of local researchers is looking into the possible role cannabis can play
According to the health ministry, the country currently has 34 357 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 705 deaths.
To this end, a partnership has been struck between the Vaal University of Technology and private firm Cannabisiness. We are not from the West, nor are we from the East. We are from Africa and we will find African solutions to pandemics that threaten our societyHowever, researchers aim to find out how the plant’s anti-inflammatory properties can be used to alleviate the body’s inflammatory response to Covid-19.Artemisia afra"Our research group is determined to help bridge the gap between traditional knowledge and medicine, using the modern healthcare system in South Africa.
“Research articles from Wuhan in China suggested that cytokine release syndrome, also referred to as cytokine storm, could possibly have a link to the high critical care and fatality rate,” said Venter. Our research group is determined to help bridge the gap between traditional knowledge and medicine, using the modern healthcare system in South AfricaThe business signed a five-year research agreement with VUT to study the medicinal properties of cannabis, as well as the phytoremediation properties of hemp.
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