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CBD AS A PRESERVATIVE
Did You Know CBD Can Be Used as a
Preservative for Fresh Produce?
CBD can protect vegetables from germs and bugs as well as extreme temperature changes
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Did You Know CBD Can Be Used As A Preservative For
Fresh Produce?
Insight Into Its Potential As An Antimicrobial Agent
Cannabidiol (CBD), (https://cannabis.net/blog/history/12-cbd-facts-you-need-to-know-right-now) the non-psychoactive
but highly therapeutic part of the cannabis plant, has been making waves worldwide for its healing properties.
CBD is now added into so many di erent kinds of food and beverage (https://cannabis.net/blog/opinion/can-cannabis-
and-hemp-be-considered-a-superfood) items, as well as medication methods, so that people can easily medicate with
them to treat anything from stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, to even cancer.
But there’s new research showing promise that CBD has not just antiviral and antibacterial properties, but also
antimicrobial properties that can help extend the shelf life of produce. A new study
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925521420309881) conducted by researchers from the
University of South Florida’s Food Quality Laboratory, Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology
revealed that CBD has the potential to preserve fresh produce.

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For the experiment, researchers poured CBD oil on strawberries and discovered that it protects it from germs, allowing
it to stay fresher for a longer period of time. The strawberries were then exposed to 1C for 8 days then 8 days at 10C.
The berries with CBD oil treatment had much less microbes, yeast, and mold. “Strawberries were evaluated for their
visual quality and their microbial load before and during storage,” says the study summary. “The results of this study
showed that CBD oil was e ective in maintaining the visual appearance of strawberries… compared to fruits that were
not treated.”
“CBD oil can be used by home consumers as an e ective antimicrobial treatment and to extend the shelf life of
strawberries,” they said. The researchers say that this preservation method can also be used for other fruits, as long as
it’s applied right after harvest and stored in cold temperatures.
Older Studies Echo Same Results

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There are other studies done in the past that have revealed similar results, boosting con dence in the potential of CBD
as a natural preservative and one that’s chemical-free, which we can use on our food as well as other things that are
prone to bacteria and microbes. Though we need more studies of its impact on fresh produce, its e ects on the human
body and protecting it from harmful bacteria have been well-proven.
A study (https://www.newsweek.com/cannabis-ingredient-cbd-antibiotic-1445169) conducted by Australian researchers
suggests that CBD is a promising antibiotic, since they discovered during laboratory tests that it was helpful in killing
several strains of bacteria including those that are known to be resistant to antibiotics. Additionally, the bacteria didn’t
develop a resistance to CBD despite exposure to it for 20 days, which is the standard duration after which bacteria
becomes resistant to antibiotics.
Lead study Mark Blaskovich, who is also a senior research chemist at the Centre for Superbug Solutions, disclosed to
Newsweek: “We still don’t know how it works, and it may have a unique mechanism of action given it works against
bacteria that have become resistant to other antibiotics, but we still don’t know how.”
“So far, we have only shown it works topically, on the skin surface. To be really useful, it would be good if we could show
that it treated systemic infections e.g. pneumonia, or complicated tissue infections, where you have to give it orally or by
intravenous dosing. A very preliminary study didn’t show that it works in these more di cult models.”
“Given cannabidiol’s documented anti-in ammatory e ects, existing safety data in humans, and potential for varied
delivery routes, it is a promising new antibiotic worth further investigation,” says Blaskovich, discussing his ndings
during a meeting at of the American Society for Microbiology. “The combination of inherent antimicrobial activity and
potential to reduce damage caused by the in ammatory response to infections is particularly attractive.”
Meanwhile, other studies show that CBD actually makes antibiotics even more e ective. A study
(https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news/cannabis-oil-makes-antibiotics-more-e ective-study- nds) led by Dr. Sigrun
Lange, the Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences is the rst of its kind, revealing that CBD impacts
the release of membrane vesicles, which enhance the bacterial communication and strengthen antibiotics. Other
researchers from participating universities in the United Kingdom were involved in the study as well.

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For the trial, they assessed the membrane vesicle release from bacteria both with and without CBD. They con rmed
that CBD a ected the amount of membrane vesicles that were released, and the structure that were released from
bacteria. “The antibacterial properties of CBD have been known for some time, but no one knew how it worked. Based
on our previous work which established that CBD is a potent, previously unrecognized regulator of vesicle release we
have now demonstrated that CBD is very e ective at increasing antibiotic e ects through changes in membrane vesicle
composition and release in bacteria,” he says about the ndings.
“Our ndings highlight that CBD application, in conjunction with antibiotic treatment, may be an interesting adjunct to
the development of novel treatment to help reduce antibiotic resistance, especially given that antibiotic resistance is on
the rise and predicted to be a global health disaster,” he says.
Though we need more studies, these are excellent places to start as they show promise of CBD’s potential in situations
far more than healing the human body.
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