Immunity – Verum Viridi Moods CBD + CBDA – 10ml

Hemp, pomegranate and a wider botanical blend

Pomegranate, magnolia bark and ginger accompany CBD and CBDA in Immunity, one of the more varied formulations in Verum Viridi’s Moods collection. The blend also includes gamma-oryzanol, colloidal oat extract, vitamins and minerals, bringing several distinct families of plant compounds together.

Its botanical interest extends from the phenolic chemistry of pomegranate and magnolia to the lipids associated with rice bran and the beta-glucans found in oats.

Pomegranate and its metabolites

Pomegranate contains ellagitannins, a group of polyphenols that includes punicalagins. Their chemistry changes as they pass through the digestive system. Intestinal microorganisms can transform breakdown products of these compounds into substances called urolithins.

In a study with healthy volunteers, researchers detected pomegranate-derived metabolites in blood and urine after participants drank pomegranate juice. This work helps explain why a plant compound and the substances produced from it in the body need to be considered separately. The study concerned juice and its metabolism; it does not establish an immune effect for this oil.

Gamma-oryzanol and oat beta-glucan

Gamma-oryzanol is the name given to a mixture of related compounds naturally found in rice bran oil. Chemical studies have identified components in which ferulic acid is joined to plant sterols or triterpene alcohols. It is one of the less familiar ingredients in the blend, with a composition quite different from the cannabinoids.

Oat beta-glucan belongs to another group: long chains of glucose units that form part of the grain’s cell walls. Researchers describe it as a mixed-linkage beta-glucan because the units are joined in two different ways. Its source and structure matter when interpreting research on beta-glucans.

Piperine, carotene and tocopherol—a form of vitamin E—also feature in the formulation, alongside vitamins A and C, magnesium and zinc.

Selected references

• Seeram et al. (2006). Pomegranate ellagitannin metabolites in healthy volunteers.
• Xu and Godber (1999). Identification of gamma-oryzanol components in rice bran oil.
• Identification and chemical characterisation of oat beta-glucans (2012).