CBD and Curcumin Composition for Synergistic Pain Relief

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current treatments for pain, particularly neuropathic pain, often have limited efficacy and are refractory to therapy, with cannabis extracts facing psychoactive side effects and curcumin's mechanisms remaining unclear, necessitating a more effective and safer approach.

Innovation Solution

A composition combining cannabidiol (CBD) from CBD-producing hemp and curcumin from turmeric, in various formulations and ratios, administered in a therapeutically effective amount to treat pain synergistically, potentially with additional components like magnesium or ginger, to provide prolonged pain relief.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If cannabis extracts are used to treat pain, then analgesic effect is improved, but psychoactive side effects occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanalgesic effectVSAvoidpsychoactive side effects
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and isolates cannabidiol (CBD) from cannabis extracts, using only the non-psychoactive component while eliminating tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other psychoactive substances. This extraction approach maintains the therapeutic analgesic effects of cannabis while removing the harmful psychoactive side effects.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by using CBD specifically targeted for pain relief at neurological and cellular levels, rather than using whole cannabis extracts that affect the entire body including psychoactive pathways. The composition is designed to act locally on pain mechanisms without producing systemic psychoactive effects.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Reliability

If curcumin is used to treat pain, then antinociceptive effect is improved, but mechanism understanding is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveantinociceptive effectVSAvoidmechanism elucidation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges CBD and curcumin into a synergistic composition where both compounds work together to enhance pain relief. This combination allows the benefits of both substances to be realized while the patent provides detailed investigation into curcumin's mechanisms of action, including its effects on descending monoamine systems, spinal beta-2 adrenoceptors, and 5-HT1A receptors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If single substance treatments are used, then treatment simplicity is improved, but efficacy is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetreatment simplicityVSAvoidefficacy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a composite pharmaceutical composition combining CBD and curcumin in specific ratios. This composite approach leverages the synergistic effects of both substances to achieve superior analgesic efficacy compared to either substance alone, while maintaining ease of administration through a single combined formulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Data Source

PatentUS10213391B2Pharmaceutical compositions comprising hemp and turmeric to treat pain and inflammation
Publication Date: 2019.02.26 SINGH MEWA

AI summary

The present invention comprises compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of CBD and curcumin in various combinations to treat pain. CBD and curcumin are preferably from natural sources. A method of using the combination of CBD and curcumin compositions to treat pain is also described.