Cannabis has been described as an oral medication since the Chinese treatise on
pharmacology described Emperor Shen Nung in 2737 BCE as using it. In 1850, cannabis …

Despite the growing volume of literature on the subject of hemp, the historical routes of its
diffusion remain obscure and there is scant reference to its ubiquitous role in folk ritual …

Cannabis sativa is a widely dispersed plant that may be found in a broad range of habitats,
elevations, and climatic conditions all over the globe. It is a member of the Cannabis genus …

The crop is thought to have originated somewhere in temperate Asia and has been
cultivated in China for at least 4500 years. The plant reached western Asia and Egypt during …

The history of hemp as a cultivated plant dates back thousands of years. Wide research has
been carried out on the medicinal and intoxicating characteristics of the plant. In the mid …

The history of hemp as a cultivated plant dates back thousands of years. Wide research has
been carried out on the medicinal and intoxicating characteristics of the plant. In the mid …

The use of cannabis in Chinese herbal medicine is documented in the various Ben Cao
(materia medica) from the last 1800 years. Only the seeds (ma zi ren/hou ma ren) tend to be …

Marijuana is a Spanish-American epithet for the hemp plant and for a euphoric preparation
of dried hemp leaves and Rowers that is smoked for intoxication. It should be noted that …

As in the previous centuries, hemp was predominantly used in the 19th century as a fibre
material. Herbal cannabis played a marginal role as a medicinal plant, although its seeds …