Cannabis Semen, Hemp Seed, Huo Ma Ren 火麻仁
Huo Ma Ren (TCM)Shahdanaj (Unani)
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887
Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSIONBotanical name:
Cannabis sativa, C. indica
Parts used:
Seed, prepared Seed
See also Cannabis Flower
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral, slightly Moist, Pungent
Classifications:
E. Laxative, Purgatives and Cathartics
Uses:
1. Moist Laxative:
-chronic constipation, constipation from dryness, weakness, in old age etc.
-‘removes constipation, expels Phlegm and Yellow Bile’. (Avicenna)
2. Eases Pain, Calms the Nerves:
-eases pain, calms the Mind and Nerves
-anxiety, restlessness, especially in dry or constipated bodies
-Spasmodic Cough; Dry Cough
3. Astringes the Kidneys:
-Incontinence of Urine
-Diabetes; Gonorrhea
4. Benefits Yin:
-fatty acids and other components nourish Yin and moisten the body while also having good levels of protein.
-‘good for treating 5 overstrains and 7 impairments’ (Li Shi Zhen)
5. Externally:
-Oil is applied to painful and engorged Breasts.
-Oil is applied to Rheumatism (Unani)
-Oil applied to the scalp for Lice and Dandruff (Unani, Avicenna)
-hair loss, dry hair, and to nourish the hair, use the decoction as a wash
-Oil is used in enemas for the cramping of Lead Poisoning.
-Oil is used intravaginally to promote Labor
Dose:
Powder: 2–6 grams (up to 10 grams)
Comment:
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Preparation:
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Substitutes:
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Main Combinations:
1. Incontinence, Cannabis seed with … available in PRO version
2. Constipation in the old or weak:
i. Cannabis seed … available in PRO version
ii. Cannabis seed with … available in PRO version
iii. Cannabis seed with … available in PRO version
3. Vertigo, Dizziness, Headache, Cannabis seed, … available in PRO version
4. Sedative Emulsion: Cannabis seed, … available in PRO version
5. Gonorrhea:
i. Seeds of Cannabis, … available in PRO version
ii. seeds of Cannabis, … available in PRO version
6. To Promote Birth, powdered Cannabis seed … available in PRO version
7. ‘To see Ghosts’: Cannabis seed … available in PRO version
Major Formulas
Decoction of Hemp Seed
Powder for Gonorrhea from Heat (Nicholas)
Cephalic Powder
Garuda of Camphor (Spos khyung bco lnga) (Tibetan Medicine)
Cautions:
1. ‘Hemp seeds are harmful to stomach’ (Avicenna)
2. The seed ‘abates Seed in men by long use’ … and ‘fills the head with Vapors’ (Schroder)
3. ‘If it is overused, the patient will see ghosts and run around maniacally.’ (Shen Nong Ben Cao)