There are a number of pain defense systems that operate in our body. One of them is called the Endocannabinoid System or ECS for short. The ECS is a part of the body’s built in pain and inflammation defense system and there are a number of receptors that make up this system. The two major types of receptors in the ECS are called CB1 and CB2 receptors.
The CB1 receptors are located primarily in the nervous system and are the receptors that, when activated, lead to the psychotropic effects (“the high”) one associates with marihuana. The CB2 receptors are mainly located in the immune system and, when activated, can assist with relieving pain and inflammation but without causing a “high”.
Over the last decade, Panag scientists and medical doctors have been researching ways to exploit the ECS in order to find new ways to treat pain and inflammation.