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cannabidiol (CBD herbal extract)

common name

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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • anxiety [Insufficient Evidence]
  • aphthous ulcer (canker sores) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • athletic performance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • atopic dermatitis (eczema) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • bipolar disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cachexia, cancer-related [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cannabis use disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cocaine dependence [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cognitive function [Insufficient Evidence]
  • COVID-19 [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Crohn disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dementia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetes mellitus, type 2 [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dyspepsia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • dystonia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • epilepsy [Likely Effective]
  • essential tremor [Insufficient Evidence]
  • exercise-induced muscle damage [Insufficient Evidence]
  • exercise-induced muscle soreness [Insufficient Evidence]
  • fatigue, cancer-related [Insufficient Evidence]
  • fibromyalgia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • fragile X syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
  • gastroparesis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • graft-versus-host disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • HTN [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Huntington disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • IBS [Insufficient Evidence]
  • insomnia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • multiple sclerosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • nausea/vomiting, chemo-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • nephrolithiasis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • neuropathic pain [Insufficient Evidence]
  • obesity [Insufficient Evidence]
  • opioid withdrawal [Insufficient Evidence]
  • osteoarthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • pain, acute [Insufficient Evidence]
  • pain, cancer-related [Insufficient Evidence]
  • pain, chronic [Insufficient Evidence]
  • pain, postop [Insufficient Evidence]
  • peripheral neuropathy [Insufficient Evidence]
  • post-traumatic stress disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
  • psoriatic arthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • psychological well-being [Insufficient Evidence]
  • psychosis, acute [Insufficient Evidence]
  • psychosis, Parkinson disease-associated [Insufficient Evidence]
  • rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
  • rheumatoid arthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • schizophrenia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • smoking cessation [Insufficient Evidence]
  • social anxiety disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
  • taste changes, chemo-related [Insufficient Evidence]
  • temporomandibular disorder [Insufficient Evidence]

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