The Great Book of Hemp
The Complete Guide to the Environmental, Commercial, and Medicinal Uses of the World's Most Extraordinary Plant
Seiten
1995
Park Street Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-89281-541-8 (ISBN)
Park Street Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-89281-541-8 (ISBN)
The most complete guide yet written on Cannabis sativa.
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.
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.
Rowan Robinson is the pen name of an author who chooses to remain anonymous.
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
| Zusatzinfo | 92 b&w illustrations |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Rochester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 621 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-89281-541-8 / 0892815418 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-89281-541-8 / 9780892815418 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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