5 Medicinal uses of hemp that will leave you surprised!
Hemp is a medicinal plant and it is being used since time immemorial.
Hemp is a medicinal plant and it is being used since time immemorial.
While hemp textile production is of high interest as more countries legalize the plant, the process is complex and time-consuming.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded close to $5 million to a consortium for sustainable hemp fiber research.
Hemp is an amazing plant. It uses a fraction of the water needed to grow cotton, every part is useful and it absorbs more carbon dioxide per hectare than other crops and most trees.
Historically, cannabis—the name of the plant from which hemp is derived—was used to produce rope, cloth, lighting oil and medicine from around the year 1000 until the late 1800s.
Hemp, a plant that comes from the same species as cannabis, contains healthy fats and essential fatty acids and is also a great source of protein.
When most people hear the word hemp, their minds probably think about marijuana or cannabis.
The USA’s National Hemp Growers Cooperative and Alabama’s Troy University’s Center for Materials and Manufacturing Sciences have partnered on researching hemp’s bioplastic potential.