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

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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

Uses:
1. Moist Laxative:
-Constipation

2. Eases Pain, Calms the Nerves:
-calms the Mind and Nerves

3. Astringes the Kidneys:
-Incontinence of Urine

4. Benefits Yin:
-nourishes Yin and moisten the body

5. Externally:
-Oil is applied to painful and engorged Breasts.

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)

Main Preparations used: