Use for cannabinoid
AssigneeGW Pharma Limited
InventorsGeoffrey William Guy, Roger Pertwee
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Abstract
The invention relates to the use of one or more cannabinoids in the manufacture of medicaments for use in the treatment of diseases and conditions benefiting from neutral antagonism of the CB, cannabinoid receptor. Preferably the cannabinoid is tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV). Preferably the diseases and conditions to be treated are taken from the group: obesity, schizophrenia, epilepsy, cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's, bone disorders, bulimia, obesity associated with type II diabetes (non-insulin dependant diabetes) and in the treatment of drug, alcohol and nicotine abuse or dependency.
Claims15
A method for the treatment of a disease or condition benefiting from neutral antagonism of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor by tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), which comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of THCV, wherein the disease or condition is selected from the group consisting of obesity, epilepsy, and obesity associated with type II diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes), and wherein the THCV is in a substantially pure or isolated form having a chromatographic purity of greater than 90%, and wherein the THCV is the only cannabinoid administered to the subject.
A method for cosmetically beneficial weight loss comprising suppression of appetite in a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of THCV, wherein the THCV is in a substantially pure or isolated form having a chromatographic purity of greater than 90%, and wherein the THCV is the only cannabinoid administered to the subject.
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