The medicinal uses of cannabis and hemp are only now being understood and applied in spite of the fact that the herb has been a folk remedy for thousands of years.
King Boreas aka Ian
The consumption of cannabis flowers, or buds, through smoking or eating is used to treat a number of ailments:
Nausea -for cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy and AIDS patients, smoking cannabis is preferred over taking THC in pill form because it acts faster and patients are able to dose themselves more accurately.
Intraocular pressure -for glaucoma suffers, cannabis relieves the pressure in their eyes that leads to blindness.
Seizures -the cannabidiol in cannabis improves the condition of grand mal and partial seizure sufferers and allows them to reduce or dispense with conventional medications.
Pain -for sufferers of migraine headaches, post-menstrual cramps, labor pains, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy, cannabis reduces muscle spasms and tremors and allows them to avoid conventional medications with serious side-effects.
Depression -for patients who do not respond to or who want to avoid the side-effects of other medications.
Asthma -cannabis smoke dilates the bronchial passages.
Historically, Indian doctors have used bhang (a preparation of cannabis, honey and milk) for the treatment of all kinds of ailments. In the mid-19th century, Dr. William O'Shaughnessy helped introduce cannabis, or bhang, to western culture. This spawned a whole slew of over-the-counter cannabis medications marketed by Squibb, Parke-Davis, and Eli Lilly. Queen Victoria herself used cannabis medicine for menstrual cramps. One of the most enduring characteristics of cannabis as medicine is its inherent lack of toxicity. There has never been a recorded case of death from cannabis overdose in the thousands of years it has been used by mankind. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is the sister cannabinoid of TetraHydraCannibinol, or THC, yet has no psychoactive properties. Industrial hemp is low in THC and high in CBD. Like THC, CBD is also a potent medicine. Among its uses:
Epilepsy -for use as an anti-convulsant Huntington's disease -for easing dystonic movement disorders
Insomnia -to help with sleep disorders
Anti-inflammatory -in certain cases more effective than aspirin.
In research situations, CBD is extracted from cannabis and ingested orally. However, low-grade cannabis or industrial hemp can be ingested to enjoy the benefits of CBD's.
Hemp has been a part of the Chinese pharmacopoeia for the past 4,000 years. Ancient Chinese folk remedies call for hempseed use to improve the 'chi" or stamina of the body; to cure neurologic impairment due to stroke, urinary disorders, and blood deficiency. Externally, hempseed preparations promote the healing of sores and dry skin. Traditional hemp oil formulas were applied topically to treat abscesses, boils, pimples and swellings. Currently marketed products include lip balm, moisturizers, shampoos, conditioners, soaps, salves, perfumes, liniments. These hempseed oil mixtures do the same for the skin and hair that the oil does for the diet when taken internally. The medicinal benefits of hempseed oil are now being understood. Among the findings:
Pain -topical use of hempseed oil helps relieve joint pain
Digestion -hempseed oil is beneficial as an aid to digestion
Menopause -hempseed oil helps relieve symptoms such as hot flashes and emotional swings
The consumption of cannabis flowers, or buds, through smoking or eating is used to treat a number of ailments:
Historically, Indian doctors have used bhang (a preparation of cannabis, honey and milk) for the treatment of all kinds of ailments. In the mid-19th century, Dr. William O'Shaughnessy helped introduce cannabis, or bhang, to western culture. This spawned a whole slew of over-the-counter cannabis medications marketed by Squibb, Parke-Davis, and Eli Lilly. Queen Victoria herself used cannabis medicine for menstrual cramps. One of the most enduring characteristics of cannabis as medicine is its inherent lack of toxicity. There has never been a recorded case of death from cannabis overdose in the thousands of years it has been used by mankind. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is the sister cannabinoid of TetraHydraCannibinol, or THC, yet has no psychoactive properties. Industrial hemp is low in THC and high in CBD. Like THC, CBD is also a potent medicine. Among its uses:
In research situations, CBD is extracted from cannabis and ingested orally. However, low-grade cannabis or industrial hemp can be ingested to enjoy the benefits of CBD's.
Hemp has been a part of the Chinese pharmacopoeia for the past 4,000 years. Ancient Chinese folk remedies call for hempseed use to improve the 'chi" or stamina of the body; to cure neurologic impairment due to stroke, urinary disorders, and blood deficiency. Externally, hempseed preparations promote the healing of sores and dry skin. Traditional hemp oil formulas were applied topically to treat abscesses, boils, pimples and swellings. Currently marketed products include lip balm, moisturizers, shampoos, conditioners, soaps, salves, perfumes, liniments. These hempseed oil mixtures do the same for the skin and hair that the oil does for the diet when taken internally. The medicinal benefits of hempseed oil are now being understood. Among the findings:
Great Info Ian!