Lilith — 9 months ago(June 06, 2025 09:01 PM)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/cannabis-compound-could-protect-us-from-deadly-fungal-disease/ar-AA1G1yKZ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=f1780939f8fe46e7f0653d5558070303&ei=51
A dangerous fungal pathogen has proven no match for what may be one of the most useful plants in nature.
Scientists studying the chemical properties of cannabis have found it kills one of the most dangerous fungal pathogens in the world – in a laboratory setting, at least.
Cryptococcus neoformans, a species of fungus behind cryptococcosis and cryptococcal meningitis, appears to be vulnerable to topical treatment with cannabidiol and cannabidivarin, compounds found in the plant Cannabis sativa.
"When Cryptococcus neoformans gets to your central nervous system, it causes life-threatening meningitis," explains biologist Hue Dinh of Macquarie University in Australia. "The mortality rate is very high, and it's really hard to treat."
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