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Cannabis Compounds Can Prevent COVID-19, Finds Study

New Delhi: Cannabis compounds can prevent COVID-19 infection, US researchers have found.

The study was published in the Journal of Natural Products.

A team from Oregon State University identified two compounds found in hemp — cannabigerolic acid or CBGA and cannabidiolic acid or CBDA — as having potential to combat COVID-19.

The researchers tested the compounds’ effect against Alpha and Beta variants of the virus in a laboratory.

OB Bureau

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