Cannabis Semen, Hemp Seed, Huo Ma Ren 火麻仁
Huo Ma Ren (TCM)
Shahdanaj (Unani)
Shahdanaj (Unani)
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
Kohler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887
Botanical 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
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
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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)
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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
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3. Vertigo, Dizziness, Headache, Cannabis seed, ... available in PRO version
4. Sedative Emulsion: Cannabis seed, ... available in PRO version
5. Gonorrhea:
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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)
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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)
Main Preparations used:
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)
Main Preparations used: