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Back Cover Story: Sanuvox Products ACOG District XII Meeting

Kill Airborne Pathogens Offers a Breakout Session

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According to Pietrangelo, GrowSaver
products can eliminate up to 99.9 percent American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
of airborne powdery mildew every hour, held its ACOG District XII meeting August 13-15 in
and reduce fungicide use by up to 90 per- virtual format. One of the breakout sessions was
cent. The units also reduce labor costs about Medical Cannabis Updates for Ob/Gyns. Dr.
related to the use of fungicides, help Melanie Bone, a board-certified OB/GYN and med-
enrich terpenes and enhance aromas, and ical cannabis provider spoke about this topic. She
improve microbiological state testing highlighted current attitudes about using medical
compliance. cannabis in women’s health. Given the current state
“Not only do growers save a lot of of research on the topic, she advised practitioners to
money by not having botrytis grow on PHOTO CREDIT: UF/IFAS, Mengzi Zhang follow ACOG guidelines which suggest that there is
plants, but they’re also making sure that replaced every two years. no acceptable use for cannabis in pregnant women.
there are no other biological contaminants The units themselves are custom- This follows the current guidelines on alcohol and
in the building,” said Pietrangelo, noting designed, based upon the volume of air other illicit substances. Dr. Bone did mention that
that the same products that eliminate being moved and a facility’s square there are groups of women who are using cannabi- Dr. Melanie Bone
fungi also eliminate the COVID virus, footage. “We do not do cookie-cutter noids, both CBD and THC, to self-manage hyper-
which is spread through airborne aerosols installations; one size doesn’t fit all,” said emesis gravidarum, the nausea and vomiting that accompany pregnancy. Their
that can stay suspended in the air for more Pietrangelo. “The units have to be calcu- use cannot be condoned at this time, although these women could and should be
than 16 hours. lated properly to work; otherwise you’re followed prospectively to look for data to analyze that might give better insight
“This is the exact same product that we just losing money.” into cannabis and its impact on pregnancy.
use in hospital operating rooms to keep Units can be built into existing building Dr. Bone spoke about the use of cannabinoids in gynecological conditions as
patients safe,” he added. “The same prod- management systems, and can be well. She pointed out that cannabinoids can be used in conjunction with allo-
uct that protects patients protects plants.” designed for any type of facility from cul- pathic medicines to manage complaints including dysmenorrhea, PMS/PMDD,
Not only are the units useful for grow- tivation centers to medical offices. endometriosis and other causes of pelvic pain, as well as menopause. “At this
ers, but dispensaries can benefit from their Sanuvox products are used extensively in time, we lack data to justify eschewing allopathic medicine in favor of cannabis,
installation as well. In addition to remov- Canada and the U.S. Midwest, though this but more and more observational data support utilization of an integration of
ing airborne contaminants, Sanuvox’s is the company’s first foray into the Florida cannabis with traditional approaches to these common ailments,” she said. “This
products also provide odor removal, dras- market. is a case where the science is slowly catching up to the grass roots practice.” Dr.
tically reducing cannabis odors from leav- “Our products are 99.999 percent effec- Bone reports a great deal of success using cannabis to treat anxiety, pain, insom-
ing grow buildings or dispensaries. tive and are designed for first-pass effi- nia, and sexual health, all of which are highly correlated with diseases such as
“We just did an installation at Aurora ciency, destroying everything in the endometriosis and are part and parcel of menopause for a high percentage of
Cannabis’ 212,000 sq. ft. grow room in airstream,” said Pietrangelo, adding that women.
Canada, eliminating smells with the air changes occur 12 to 20 times an hour
GrowSaver Odor Wall,” said Pietrangelo, in grow facilities. For more information, contact Dr. Melanie Bone at me@drmelaniebone.com.
noting that the local airport was com- “As for return on investment, the first
plaining of the smell three miles away. harvest will probably pay for it in
increased yield, increased terpene
Return on Investment strength, and decreased use of fungicide,”
The units are relatively easy to install; he added. “That’s in addition to the health Subscribe to...
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