"This is a plant that grows all over Brazil. It would be a simpler and cheaper source of cannabidiol."
Scientists had previously found CBD in a related plant in Thailand, he said.
Trema micrantha plant
A type of Trema micrantha.
Neto, who had not yet published his results, said he now plans to scale up his study to identify the best methods to extract CBD from "Trema" and analyze its effectiveness in patients with conditions currently treated with medical cannabis.
His team recently won a 500,000-real (US$104,000) grant from the Brazilian government to fund the research, which he estimates will take at least five years to complete.
A study by market analysis firm Vantage Market Research estimated the global market for CBD at nearly US$5 billion, and projected it would grow to more than US$47 billion by 2028, driven mainly by health and wellness use.
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