Canasol and Asmasol

After ten years of continuous and diligent research, pharmacologist,
Professor Manley West and ophthalmologist, Dr. Albert Lockhart
developed an eye drop, Canasol, specifically to treat the eye disease,
glaucoma. Glaucoma is estimated to affect 3% of the Jamaican population
and causes pain, visual disturbances and even blindness. BREAKTHROUGH IN GLAUCOMA THERAPY
The drug was an important breakthrough, because it is derived from g***a,
Cannabis sativa, and was the first eye medication in the Caribbean to be
developed at UWI, Mona for this disease. Canasol has an important benefit
since it does not induce the negative side effects that are associated with
synthetic glaucoma therapies. EARLY CLUES FROM FOLK MEDICINE

Professor West became interested in studying the g***a plant because he
had observed that country folk who used an eye wash made up of g***a in
water, always reported to him that it made them see better. The fishermen
who drank g***a ‘tea’ made the same claim and further claimed that their
vision at night was also better. Dr. Albert Lockhart noted that his Rastafarian patients who used g***a had
a low incidence of glaucoma. More recently, he discovered that the eye
drop, Canasol, improves the integrity of the optic nerve, the nerve which
causes us to see, thus preventing blindness. HELP FOR MOTION SICKNESS
As the researchers further investigated other properties of g***a, they dis-
covered its effectiveness against motion sickness. They developed the drug
Canavert, which specifically stabilizes the part of the brain that controls
motion sickness, thereby inhibiting vomiting and nausea that accompanies
this condition. However, the drug has not yet been prepared in commercial
quantities. RELIEF FOR BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
In the early 1990s, Professor West developed the drug, Asmasol, to treat
asthma, colds and the flu. The doctors now using this drug, report that
they prescribe it for children as well as adults, and that it is effective during
both the early and the late phases of the condition. Asmasol is a derivative
of g***a and is available in pharmacies throughout the Caribbean. Professor Manley West is an emeritus Professor of Pharmacology in the
Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Mona and the recipient of the Order of
Merit from the Government of Jamaica and the Gold Musgrave Medal from
the Institute of Jamaica for the development of Canasol. He also received
the Order of Merit from the Government of Canada for cardiovascular research. [email protected]

Dr. Albert Lockhart received the Order of Merit from the Government of
Jamaica and the Gold Musgrave Medal from the Institute of Jamaica for the
development of Canasol. Source:
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