With pain-relieving properties, oil from cannabis seed is the new elixir

CBD oil, found in marijuana, is gaining popularity for its pain-relieving properties. It's also now legally available in India

Members of the cannabis family don’t find easy acceptance in our country. The plant’s bad reputation owes to the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), its chief psychoactive component. But besides THC, cannabis contains about a hundred other components that are not primarily about the high. 

CBD, or cannabidiol, is one such component. It contains less than 0.3 per cent of THC and, therefore, doesn’t trigger anything approaching a high. Most popularly sold in the form of CBD oil, the compound has gained popularity over the last few years for its anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties. Users say it is highlyeffective in alleviating