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MEDICINAL MOSS

Liverwort, a type of moss, may have similar beneficial effects to cannabis for treating cramps, dizziness and loss of appetite but with a less potent psychoacti­ve effect, according to a study at the University of Bern. The benefits are due to perrotteti­nene, a substance found in liverwort that is chemically similar to THC – the main psychoacti­ve element of cannabis.

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