Cannabis Coconut Oil: Recipe and Health Benefits

Want to improve heart health? Want to get relief from pain?

Or you want to boost your memory power?

Cannabis coconut oil is your answer. As the name implies, the oil is the combination of cannabis and coconut oil. Cannabis infused coconut oil is packed with the medicinal values of both cannabis and coconut, making it a powerful remedy for a range of health concerns.

What Makes Cannabis Coconut Oil Effective and Beneficial?

Both Cannabis and coconut oil have their own health benefits. Starting from cannabis, it contains cannabinoids like TCH and CBD which are proven to lower pain and inflammation associated with the diseases like cancer, insomnia and depression.

Coconut oil, on the other hand, is an age-old remedy for skin care, hair care, healing, weight loss, blood pressure, yeast infections, digestion and heart health. The oil contains medium chain fatty acids or MCFAs which makes it antimicrobial, antifungal and easier to digest. In fact, this fat composition is considered as one of the healthiest fats.

When combined together, coconut oil and cannabis turns into a powerful medicine for overall health.

Coconut oil is the closest fat to complement, preserve and enhance the properties of cannabis. Cannabis has a compound known as THC-A, which turns into THC, a far more effective cannabinoid on being heated. This THC has the tendency to bond with fats. Simply put, THC is easily soluble in fat rather than in water, which is why cannabis butter has come into existence.

Here coconut oil is the most suitable fat to THC. Apart from that, it keeps cannabis solid at room temperature.

Here’s How to Make Your Own Cannabis Coconut Oil…

You can make cannabis coconut oil at home. It is simple and hassle free. Here’s how…

What You Need…

• Ground Cannabis Flower (1 CUP)
• Coconut Oil (1 CUP)

Instructions:

• Use a hand grinder to grind the cannabis. Electric grinder like blender or coffee grinder may thrash the buds, leading to bad taste. Grind them fine, but not so small that they can pass through a strainer.
• Heat coconut oil in a pan. Afterwards, add the ground cannabis to the oil and stir it thoroughly. Make sure that the buds are completely coated in the oil.
• Cook the mixture at the temp of 250 degrees. Make sure to stir the mixture frequently.
• For the next 3 hours, check the pan every hour to make sure the mixture doesn’t boil off as it may burn cannabis and coconut oil.
• After the 3 hours of cooking, put it off the flame and let it cool.
• Put cheesecloth in the strainer and then pour the mixture slowly through it into a large container below. Don’t squeeze the cheesecloth as it can transfer chlorophyll into the mixture.
• Press down on cannabis to extract much oil as possible
• Place the bowl in the refrigerator for 8-10 hours.

Your homemade cannabis coconut oil is ready!

How to Use Cannabis Coconut Oil?

The uses of cannabis coconut oil are endless like you can

• Add it to your herbal tea or coffee
• Add it to your smoothie
• Apply it over your pasta
• Use it in salads, dressings and sauces
• As an topical ointment (just apply to the skin)

What are the Health Benefits of Cannabis Coconut Oil?

Keeping Your Heart Healthy:

Healthy fats present in coconut oil lower bad cholesterol levels in the body. THC found in cannabis is useful for high blood pressure. It means that this combination is great for your cardiovascular health.

Lowering Inflammation:

Cannabis is a proven remedy for lowering inflammation caused by injuries, arthritis and musculoskeletal condition. Combined with other superb anti-inflammatory ingredient like coconut oil, this ensures instant relief.

Improving Cognition:

Many researches show that THC in cannabis can improve cognition, minimizing stress and anxiety. Coconut oil is also said to be packed with medium-chain triglycerides or MCTs that break down into ketones being used by brain cells for fuel.

Even the recent study of cannabis revealed that Phytocannabinoid Δ9-THCA, is  promising treatment modality for Huntington’s disease (HD) and other metabolic, neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases.

Benefitting Your Skin:

Coconut oil is beneficial for the skin due to its moisturizing, reparative, cleansing and antibacterial properties. Cannabis is enriched with antioxidants that heal skin cells and slow down the aging. Therefore, cannabis infused coconut oil is great for your skin care regimen.

Easing Pain:

THC and CBD are highly effective in pain relief. These two eminent compounds help the body coping crisis and retrieve itself after trauma when body’s natural healing system is not able to manage the things. Coconut oil lets more TCH to bind to the fat cells, thereby adding to the analgesic properties of cannabis. And this combination is a safer and powerful alternative to harmful painkillers.

So you must have understood the health benefits of cannabis coconut oil along with the recipe and uses. Before using cannabis coconut oil, make sure cannabis is legal in your state.

(Summary: Cannabis coconut oil is packed with the goodness of cannabis and coconut oil, making it a powerful remedy for pain, inflammation, heart problems, etc.)

Author Bio:

Romit is a Marketing Manager at Phytoplant Research S.L., a Medicinal plants research and development company in Spain.

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