“Cannabidiol to decrease SARS-CoV-2 associated inflammation.

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a phytocannabinoid with various clinical applications and has proven efficacy for certain medical conditions, along with a favorable safety and tolerability profile.

Cannabinoids can suppress immune activation and inflammatory cytokine production, suggesting their potential for tempering excessive inflammation.

Therefore, as SARS-CoV2 induces significant damage through pro-inflammatory cytokine storm mediated by macrophages and other immune cells and based on the fact that CBD has broad anti-inflammatory properties, CBD might represent as a potential anti-inflammatory therapeutic approach against SARS-CoV2-induced inflammation.

As CBD is already a therapeutic agent used in clinical medicine and has a favorable safety profile, the results of in vitro and animal model proof-of-concept studies would provide the necessary supporting evidence required before embarking on costly and labor-intensive clinical trials.”

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32467020/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359610120301040?via%3Dihub