Great Book of Hemp

The Complete Guide to the Environmental, Commercial, and Medicinal Uses of the World's Most Extraordinary Plant

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

Hemp, Cannabis sativa, has been called the world's most versatile plant. Materials made from hemp fiber have been discovered in tombs dating back to 7000 B.C. During the Middle Ages hemp was used to treat fevers, insomnia, and malaria. Columbus's ships had sails of hemp, and during colonial times it was universally grown because its strong fibers made superior ropes, sails, cloth, and paper. In fact, hemp was used for money in most of the Americas from 1631 until the early 1800s, and the original drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written on hemp paper. As a food, the oil from hemp seeds has the highest percentage of essential fatty acids and the lowest percentage of saturated fats. Britain and Canada have recently lifted bans on growing industrial hemp and today it is reappearing in the marketplace in an amazing array of products: from lip-salve, jeans, salad oil, and cheese to paper products, composite fiberboard, and biomass fuel.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-11-01
Mått:203 x 254 x 18 mm
Vikt:621 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Inner Traditions Bear and Company
ISBN:9780892815418

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Rowan Robinson is the pen name of an author who chooses to remain anonymous.

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"The Great Book of Hemp brings together a vast amount of information on all aspects of this remarkable plant in an illustrated, entertaining, easily accessible format. Readers will learn the history of hemp cultivation worldwide and its role as a source of renewable energy and as a raw material for paper manufacturing. Lost in the political discussions about marijuana usage is hemp's versatility as a fiber and its many nutritional and medicinal uses. The Great Book of Hemp provides a comprehensive resource section with information on organizations involved in legalizing hemp, product suppliers, and an annotated bibliography."

Innehållsförteckning

Publisher's Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Environment and Hemp Husbandry 2. Hemp and Health 3. Hemp and Spirituality 4. A Global History of Hemp 5. The Patriotic Crop 6. Marijuana Madness 7. Hemp for Victory Appendix 1 The Hemp Resource Guide Appendix 2 The Hemp Marketplace Notes Bibliography Index