Hemp for Health: The Medicinal and Nutritional Uses of Cannabis SativaHemp, Cannabis sativa, is one of the world's oldest sources of food and medicine, with a history that dates back ten thousand years. It relieves glaucoma, epilepsy, migraines, insomnia, asthma, the nausea associated with AIDS and chemotherapy, and a host of other conditions. It was once a staple in every American medicine cabinet, but because hemp is the plant from which marijuana is derived, it has been unavailable to consumers until recently. Now products made from imported hempseed are sold by stores and mail-order companies across the United States to satisfy a growing demand. Hemp for Health reveals the developments that have returned this ancient plant to the forefront of health and nutrition and that have doctors calling for its legalization. The author provides everything from recipes using hempseed, and an analysis of cannabis's therapeutic effect on the nervous system, to current information on bills that are currently moving through several state legislatures to legalize domestic hemp production . |
Contents
Hemp A Plant for All Seasons | 6 |
Cannabis Through the Millennia | 14 |
Sympathetic HealthCare Systems | 31 |
The Cannabinoids | 50 |
Marijuana Classification | 59 |
The Resinant Brain | 64 |
Sight for Sore Eyes | 78 |
Eating and Digestion | 85 |
Holistic Health and Hemp | 123 |
The Age of Deceit | 140 |
The Legal Prognosis | 153 |
Getting Started with Cannabis Therapy | 189 |
Cannabis therapy Reference Table | 198 |
Recipes for Hempier Health | 205 |
Cannabis Patient Registry Questionnaire | 212 |
Resources | 223 |
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems | 93 |
Reproduction Metabolism and Topical Applications | 103 |
Nutritious Healthy Hempseed | 112 |
Notes | 226 |
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Other editions - View all
Hemp for Health: The Medicinal and Nutritional Uses of Cannabis Sativa Chris Conrad Limited preview - 1997 |
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References to this book
Counseling and Therapy with Clients who Abuse Alcohol Or Other Drugs: An ... Cynthia Glidden-Tracey No preview available - 2005 |
Ancient and Modern Methods of Growing Extraordinary Marijuana Adam Gottlieb No preview available - 1998 |