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Palmitoylethanolamide supplement – How does Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) work for the pain?

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  Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA)  overview There is a reported that Food and Drug Administration approved to submit an application for a clinical trial to treat COVID-19 by using a synthetic drug that mimics the action of a molecule found in marijuana.   The synthetic drug, called ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide (micro PEA), is believed to act as an anti-inflammatory. Palmitoylethanolamide(PEA) is a “a naturally occurring fatty acid” similar to an endocannabinoid, one of a suite of molecules found in cannabis in that targets CB2 receptors. CB2 receptors are thought to modulate both inflammation and pain throughout the human body.   Since [micro PEA] has been used in Europe for 20 years, some Italian health-care providers were advocating the use of micro PEA to treat COVID-19 patients and they were discovering some success.   Severe COVID-19 is characterized by an over-exuberant inflammatory response that may lead to a cytokine storm. “micro PEA is not a virus...