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Cannabis Semen, Hemp Seed, Huo Ma Ren 火麻仁

Huo Ma Ren (TCM)
Shahdanaj (Unani)
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Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491

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Kohler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887

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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

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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)

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)

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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)

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