A wound is caused when living tissue has been cut, broken or damaged and the skin is torn, cut or punctured. There are few studies on using cannabis to treat and heal wounds, and the few there are show conflicting results. Some show an improvement in the rate of wound healing, whereas others show impaired wound healing.
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Cannabis for Wound Healing
Research Overview
Animal Study
11
Clinical Meta-analysis
1
Clinical Trial
3
Double Blind Clinical Trial
2
Laboratory Study
14
Meta-analysis
38
Total studies
Wound Healing
69
Positive
54 studies
78%
Negative
9 studies
13%
Inconclusive
6 studies
9%
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- A cannabidiol-containing alginate based hydrogel as novel multifunctional wound dressing for promoting wound healing
- A Cannabinoid 2-Selective Agonist Inhibits Allogeneic Skin Graft Rejection In Vivo
- A CB2-Selective Cannabinoid Suppresses T-cell Activities and Increases Tregs and IL-10
- A new role for anandamide: defective link between the systemic and skin endocannabinoid systems in hypertrophic human wound healing
- A new treatment paradigm for sickle cell disease leg ulcers: Topical cannabis-based medicines