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lexi_24 said:
I've been noticing more and more Indian Hemp conditioner jars in beauty supplys. Does anyone use this product? Do you like it? Do the little flecks of "herbs" dissolve in your hair or just sit on your hair?
What is Indian Hemp exactly?
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Isn't Indian Hemp like other kinds of hemp?
http://www.fisher.k12.il.us/civilwarproject/science/remyweb.htm
Indian Hemp
Indian Hemp is a form of cannabis (Marijuana). Its main use during the civil war was as a fever reducer. It was also used as an anesthetic and muscle relaxant. In some cases it was used to help patients regain their appetites (for example after surgery many patients would loose their appetites, they would be administered Indian Hemp to help regain their appetites). Other uses of Indian Hemp Include treating diseases such as neuralgia, gout, rheumatism, delirium tremens, insanity, infantile convulsions, and insomnia.
Indian Hemp is in the dogbane family (Apocynum Cannabinum). Dogbane was named dogbane because it was believed to be fatal to dogs. The natural habitat of Indian Hemp is India, but it has been reported growing wild in Canada and some parts of the U.S. Indian Hemp grows in two-inch cluster and the stems can grow anywhere from three too ten inches tall. The part of the plant used for medical purposes is the dried out flowering tops of the females, but the stems were commonly used to as a cheap and efficient way to make rope and even clothing.