Anatomy of Cannabis: Everything You Should Know
Probably each of you has already held hemp oil, CBD tincture, organic hemp tea, or dried medical cannabis flowers. However, not everyone has had the opportunity to meet the plant as a whole and thoroughly explore each of its larger or smaller parts. Today, we will describe the individual components of hemp plants, including their functions. We'll show that hemp anatomy can be both interesting and fun. Let's take a look at this sophisticated system, whose result is a plant with great potential not only in industry and medicine.
The origin of hemp (Cannabis sativa) could be found in Central and Southeast Asia, where it was first domesticated. Before the medicinal effects of this plant were known, it was often used for textile production, as the stems are quite fibrous. Interestingly, archaeologists discovered remains of very sophisticated basketry from the Paleolithic period, which was based on hemp fibers. It is rightfully considered the oldest known plant cultivated for its fibers, and to this day, its fibers are used, for example, in knitting fishing nets.
Looking at religions, mentions of hemp can be found almost everywhere. The first comes from the Old Testament, where the plant was used as incense and sacred oil. Hinduism and Buddhism attributed hemp the ability to facilitate meditation. A mention can be found in the Hindu Vedas between 2000 and 1400 BC. In ancient Germanic culture, hemp was associated with the Norse love goddess, Freya. According to the sources, it began to be used in medicine about 5000 years ago in China. Emperor Chen Nung, nicknamed by many as the "father" of agriculture, included the plant in the Chinese pharmacopoeia. It was prescribed especially for fatigue, malaria, and rheumatism. The term "Cannabis sativa" was coined in the mid-18th century by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. Later, French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck described the differences between Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica, which we will get to later.
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