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Many mammals, including humans, generate anandamide to regulate mood, appetite and many other functions in the body.

The name anandamide comes from the Sanskrit word for "bliss," because AEA is implicated in reward circuits in the brain.

Professor Mechoulam also did groundbreaking research on the body’s natural endocannabinoid system — including the discovery of anandamide, one of the main endocannabinoids.

One reason cannabis may work for these women is that substances in cannabis could mimic a chemical compound, anandamide, produced by the ovaries whose production drops during menopause, Gruber said.

Anandamide is an endocannabinoid, which are molecules produced by the body that are structurally similar to cannabinoids, the substances found in the cannabis plant.