CBD oil is becoming as mainstream as a Big Mac at McDonald’s; you can purchase it from many places. Nonetheless, seeing CBD on a label doesn’t always mean much. You should know what CBD category is in the product and the correct dosage to ensure you enjoy maximum benefits. There are three primary CBD types: full-spectrum, broad spectrum, and CBD isolate.
This article will discuss Full-Spectrum CBD and its benefits.
What Is Full-Spectrum CBD?
Full-spectrum CBD refers to a CBD product that contains the entire profile of organic compounds—such as terpenes and cannabinoids—that you can find in a hemp plant. Let’s discuss the whole process to ensure you understand CBD.
Producers extract CBD and various other cannabinoids using different extraction methods. The most common extraction method is supercritical CO2 extraction. After that, the extract goes through a winterization process, whereby the producer removes any unwanted substances.
Full-spectrum CBD does include THC molecules, but the THC level isn’t enough to get you high. In the United States, the legal requirement for any hemp plant is to have up to 0.3% of THC. However, most full-spectrum CBD products contain less than that.
It’s still essential to know you could fail a drug test if you use full-spectrum CBD because of its THC content. If a failed drug test is an absolute no-no, you could try CBD isolate and broad spectrum instead.
In addition, it’s good to know that full-spectrum CBD and the whole plant are not the same—even though people use them interchangeably. The whole plant refers to using all parts of the hemp plant rather than solely the CBD-rich flowers.
Therefore, whole-plant extraction may end up in full-spectrum CBD oil, but full-spectrum CBD doesn’t always come from whole-plant extraction. As a result, most labs stick to using CBD-rich flowers only to provide higher CBD content instead of using the whole plant.
The Main Benefits of Full-Spectrum CBD
Full-spectrum contains all cannabis plant compounds, so it provides a more profound effect than pure CBD. Research has found that CBD’s health benefits can be more profound if multiple compounds from the plant are present. They often call this the ‘entourage effect.’
Common full-spectrum CBD benefits include
l Anti-anxiety
l Pain relief
l Muscle spasm relief
l Treatment for psychotic disorders
l Antioxidant
l Anti-inflammatory
