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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 615.7827 EAN: 9780892819331 ISBN: 0892819332 Label: Healing Arts Press Manufacturer: Healing Arts Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: February 15, 2001 Publisher: Healing Arts Press Release Date: March 01, 2001 Studio: Healing Arts Press Accessories: Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: A comprehensive survey of the therapeutic, historical, and cultural uses of cannabis in traditions around the world. * The most complete visual record of cannabis culture ever published. * Christian Ratsch is one of the world's foremost ethnopharmacologists and is the current president of the German Society for Ethnomedicine. Marijuana Medicine explores the role of hemp in medicinal systems spanning the globe. Cannabis has accompanied the development of human culture from its very beginnings and can be found in the healing traditions of cultures throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Even today it is an important part of many Asian healing traditions: in Ayurveda cannabis is praised for its tonic and aphrodisiac qualities and in traditional Chinese medicine it is cited as a superb antidepressant. It also remains a significant part of the healing and visionary traditions of Latin American curanderos and Brazilian, Nepalese, and Indian folk medicine. Modern research has confirmed the effectiveness of marijuana's application in treating such diseases as asthma and glaucoma. Christian Ratsch profiles the medicinal, historical, and cultural uses of cannabis in each of these societies and medical systems, providing remedies and recipes for those interested in how cannabis can be used to treat specific conditions. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great history book.This is a great journey through time and even comes with recipes, but none of them apply to the US since we never really used it for medicine like the rest of the world did. I recommend this book for anyone interested in Medical Cannabis. Rating: - ASTOUNDING HISTORY OF CANNABISThis book sheds light on ancient peoples all over the world using cannabis for theraputic reasons, including depression, anxiety, other mental problems and serious pain relief from all sorts of disease. Mythologically, It tells how Lord Shiva grasped the crecent moon and the cannabis plant from the churning of the ocean, and gave the charas (tips of the bud) to the suffering people in ancient India. And a plethora of other info from all over the world. Its an interesting, factual read. Its also a ... Read More Rating: - Fascinating ethnobotanyThis fascinating book considers the role of cannabis or hemp as medicine in a multitude of cultures from around the world. The author looks at the historical role and medicinal and cultural uses of hemp in these societies. The introduction deals with botany, taxonomy, chemistry and pharmacology and also looks at the literature and research, providing an impressive bibliography. Some of the interesting chapters include information on shamanism in Nepal, hemp in the Chinese herbal ... Read More Rating: - Anthropology blends with medicineMarijuana Medicine provides a visual record of cannabis growing and its role in medicinal applications around the world, from Asian healing traditions to applications in Latin American and Indian folk medicine. Anthropology blends with medicine in this survey of how marijuana is used around the world. 
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