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\n\t\t\tChinese emperor Fu Hsi references marijuana as a popular medicine<\/h2>
Chinese emperor Fu Hsi makes reference to Ma, the Chinese word for cannabis, due to being a very popular medicine that possessed both yin and yang.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nEmperor Fu Hsi<\/p>\n
Source: jaars.org<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>
The Shennong Bencao Jing mentions several usage applications of the plant<\/h2>
The famous pharmacological treatise on traditional Chinese medicine refers to the plant effects on<\/span> combating rheumatic pain, gout, absent-mindedness, menstrual pains, malaria and beriberi.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
Egyptians use cannabis for glaucoma, inflammation, and painful secretions<\/h2>
Prescriptions for cannabis in ancient Egypt include<\/span>d<\/span> treatment for glaucoma, inflammation and pains in the uterus, as well as for administering enemas. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
The Book of Exodus describes the preparation of the holy anointing oil with cannabis as an ingredient.<\/h2>
Holy anointing oil, as described in the original Hebrew version of the recipe in Exodus (30:\u00a022-23), contained over 2 liters of\u00a0kaneh-bosem<\/i>, a substance identified by respected etymologists, linguists, anthropologists, botanists and other researchers as cannabis.\u00a0It was extracted and mixed with olive oil and other herbs.<\/p>\n<\/li>
The “Bhang” used in India as an anesthetic<\/h2>
This\u00a0<\/span>cannabis-and milk-based drink,<\/span>\u00a0was used as an anesthetic and anti-phlegmatic in India. \u00a0In fact,\u00a0this plant\u00a0began to be used in this region to cure a wide variety of human diseases.<\/p>\n<\/li>
Medical use of cannabis in the Middle East<\/h2>
The<\/span>\u00a0Avesta <\/span>holy text<\/span>, the ancient Persian religious text purportedly written by the founder of Zoroastrianism<\/span>,<\/span> mentions hashish<\/em>\u00a0as the most important plant of the 10,000 medicinal plants mentioned.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nPersian prophet and philosopher Zoroaster<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Source: jaars.org<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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Treatise of Sushruta Samhita: cannabis as a cure for leprosy<\/h2>
Cannabis is more and more used in India for medical applications. People believed it could quicken the mind, prolong life, improve judgment, lower fevers, induce sleep and cure dysentery… \u00a0<\/span>The first major <\/span>accomplishment<\/span> to lay out the uses of cannabis was the treatise of Sushruta Samhita.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
Medicinal cannabis used in Ancient Greece<\/h2>
In ancient Greece, cannabis <\/span>was<\/span> used as a remedy for earache, edema and inflammation. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
Romans alleviate earaches with cannabis<\/h2>
Pedanius Dioscorides, a Greek physician <\/span>of<\/span> the Roman army who studied many plants and gathered his knowledge into a book entitled De Materia Medica, mentions the plant <\/span>as a treatment<\/span> for earache.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nDe Materia Medica<\/span><\/p>\n
Source: herb.co<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
Cannabis in the Arabic world<\/h2>
Cannabis was used medicinally across the Arabic world <\/span>during<\/span> Roman times, <\/span>more specificially, it was<\/span> applied to a wide variety of ailments (from migraines to syphilis) and as an analgesic and anaesthetic.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
Cannabis used commonly during the Middle Ages<\/h2>
During the Middle Ages, hemp was central <\/span>inside<\/span> any herbalist’s medicine cabinet. <\/span>William Turner, the naturalist considered <\/span>as<\/span> the first English botanist, vaunts the benefits of cannabis in his book, New Herball.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
Treatment for vomiting, parasitic infections and haemorrhage in China<\/h2>
The Bencao Gangmu Materia Medica text by Li Shizhen describes the use of cannabis to treat vomiting, parasitic infections, and haemorrhages.<\/span> It continues to be used in China as a popular remedy for diarrhoea and dysentery and to stimulate appetite.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
Exportation to North America<\/h2>
The Jamestown <\/span>S<\/span>ettlers <\/span>exported<\/span> the plant, commonly known as hemp, to North America. Throughout the colonial period, hemp fiber was essential for its various industrial <\/span>purposes.<\/span> \u00a0Virginia awarded bounties for hemp culture and manufacture, and imposed penalties on those who did not produce it. <\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nIllustration of the Jamestown colony<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Source: ushistormimages.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
Popular English mental health book recommends cannabis to treat depression<\/h2>
The Oxford scholar Robert Burton suggests cannabis as a treatment for depression in his book “The Anatomy of Melancholy”. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
George Washington grows hemp<\/h2>
Washington’s diary entries indicate that he grew hemp at Mount Vernon for about 30 years. According to his agricultural ledgers, he had a particular interest in the medicinal use of cannabis.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Page from George Washington’s diary dated August 1765<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Source: Library of Congress<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
Napoleon’s forces bring cannabis from Egypt to France<\/h2>
Napoleon <\/span>invaded<\/span> Egypt with forces which include a scientific expedition team.\u00a0In addition to <\/span>the discovery<\/span> of the Rosetta Stone, the team brings cannabis back to France in 1799. Cannabis begins to be studied in Europe for its pain relieving and sedative effects, <\/span>and little by little, it<\/span> became more widely accepted in Western medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>
Queen Victoria uses cannabis for menstrual cramps<\/h2>
En la \u00e9poca victoriana, esta planta se usaba con asiduidad para los espasmos musculares, los calambres menstruales, los reumatismos, las convulsiones del t\u00e9tanos, la rabia y la epilepsia. As\u00ed mismo, se ha utilizado para favorecer las contracciones uterinas durante el parto y como sedante para inducir el sue\u00f1o. La Reina Victoria lo usaba contra los dolores menstruales.<\/p>\n
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