Long story short, CBD and CBG are both nutrients in hemp, but work differently to reduce pain in the body. Keep reading if you’d like a little more technical answer.
Continuing with the example above, Vitamin C and Vitamin A are both vitamins, but work differently in the body. Similarly, both CBD (cannabidiol) and CBG (cannabigerol) are in a class of nutrients called cannabinoids, but they also do different things in the body.
The difference in CBD and CBG comes in how they interact with a system in our bodies called the Endocannabinoid System (ECS).
CBD has an indirect effect on the ECS by increasing the amount of a molecule called Anandamide. Anandamide is important to overall health and functioning of our bodies, including supporting a healthy inflammatory response and regulating how we experience pain.
CBG, on the other hand, directly affects the ECS by fitting into receptor sites called CB1 & CB2. In relation to pain, CB1 receptor sites are found in high concentrations in brain, nerve and spinal cord tissues. Through a complicated series of interactions these CB1 receptors can help minimize our experience of pain by modulating pain signals sent to our brain.
