 Cannabis |
HEMP CANNABIS SATIVA Too much use of it dries up the seed for procreation. This Indian Hemp is similar to the one that produces the drug known as 'pot', 'grass' or hashish(resin). The stalks grow to five or six feet (1.5 to 1.8m) and are covered with a strong tough bark. The leaves are shaped like fingers. The green flowers grow toward the top of the stalks. Where to find it: It is a cultivated plant in India. It is illegal to possess it in most western countries. Flowering time: Late summer to mid autumn. Astrology: It is a plant of Saturn. Medicinal virtues: The seed expels wind. Boiled in milk, and taken, it helps those that have a hot or dry cough. An emulsion made from the seed is good for jaundice, particularly if there he an ague accompanying it, for it opens obstructions of the gall and causes digestion of choler. The emulsion or decoction of the seed stays the lax and continual fluxes, eases the colic, and allays the troublesome hurnours of the bowels. It also stays bleeding at the mouth, nose or other places. It kills worms in man or beast and if the juice is dropped into the ears, it will kill worms in them and draw forth earwigs or other living creatures. The decoction of the root allays inflammations of the head, or any other parts. The herb or distilled water of it does the same. A decoction of the root eases gouty pains, hard knots in the joints, and pain in the sinews and hips. The fresh root mixed with a little oil and butter is good for burns. Modern uses: Cannabis is an analgesic and hallucinatory drug. It is smoked like Opium in many eastern countries and illegally in the West. It is anti-spasmodic and will reduce nerve pain, but it has varying side-effects in accordance with the user's humoral constitution. There is current interest in it as a treatment for multiple sclerosis. However, those who currently use it do so illegally. |