Industrial Hemp fibre
3 Pillars of Industrial Hemp
Industrial Hemp Fibre is from the Cannabis Sativa plant species and it can be processed into different products with multiple uses.
superfood
- 2/3 highest quality easy to digest globular edistin protein, & 1/3 albumin (egg) protein
- 89% polyunsturates, highest of any food with ideal 1-3 ratio Omega 3 to Omega 6 EFA with sterodonic acid & ALA Precursor to DHA and EPA formation
- Phytonutrients and fibre
- Vitamins and Minerals
- Alkaline forming
- No enzyme inhibitors like legumes, nuts and grains causing gas (flatulence)
fibre
- Longest most durable natural fiber on earth. 4X pulp of trees
- Carbon sequestering
- Electro conductive
- Nano carbon fibres - graphene
- Textiles, rope, paper, canvas
- Healthier, green construction
- 1890 largest domestic crop
- Average ship had 60 tons of hemp rope, ballast and sails
- 1937 made illegal by big oil
Medicinal
- Cannadinoids (CBD) mimic our own endocannabinoid system, turning on our human receptor sites for top function
- IH is not stressed like indoor marijuana plants producing high "THC" psychoactive
- Terpenes, phyto-sterols with highest quality betasitosterols
- Supports immunity
- Balances hormones
- Antiseizure to anti-cancer, pain relief, aids digestion
Hemp Superfood - Evolution
| Year | What Happened? |
|---|---|
| 544 B.C. | Gautama Buddha survives by eating one Hempseed a day. |
| 330-386 A.D. | "Supplementary Records of Famous Physicians" Hemp-seeds are very little used in medicine, but the magician-technicians (shujia) say that if one consumes them with ginseng it will give one preternatural knowledge of events in the future. |
| 1631-1700’s A.D. | 'Must grow' Hemp laws are enacted in Connecticut and the Chesapeake Colonies and throughout Massachusetts. Hemp used as money and 'legal tender' for payment of taxes throughout most of the Americas. |
| 1763-1767 A.D. | Farmers who do not grow Hemp can be arrested and jailed in Virginia. |
| 1801 A.D. | Certain premiums offered to encourage the cultivation of Hemp in Canada. |
| 1937 A.D. | USA: Estimated 10 million wild acres of Hemp; Marijuana Tax Act forbids Hemp farming; Dupont files patent for nylon; Over 4,000,000 lbs Hemp bird seed sold/yr. |
| 1972 A.D. | U.S.D.A. finds Hemp seed: is lowest of all vegetable oils in saturated fats; Hemp meal/cake (the by-product of pressing the seed for oil) was one of the world's principal animal feeds and is recommended as a nutritionally balanced food for domestic animals; can be made into a tofu-like curd to taste like chicken, steak. |
Hemp fibre - Evolution
| Year | What Happened? |
|---|---|
| 8000 B.C. | Hemp was the first plant known to be domestically cultivated, Mesopotamia/Turkey |
| 2700 B.C. | Cannabis, as Hemp fabric, cordage, medicine, and food has been incorporated into virtually all cultures of the Middle East, Asia Minor, India, China, Japan, and Africa. |
| 500 BC-1900 | 90% of the sailcloth and rigging lines used for all sea-going vessels is from Hemp. |
| 100 A.D. | Roman surgeon Dioscorides names the plant Cannabis Sativa and describes various medicinal uses. Pliny tells of industrial uses and writes a manual on farming Hemp. |
| 500-700 A.D. | Germans and Vikings all use hemp fibre. France, a bridge was built with hempcrete. |
| 1150 A.D. | Muslims use Hemp to start Europe's first paper mill. Most paper is made from Hemp for the next 700 years. 1215 AD. The Magna Carta is written on Hemp paper. |
| 1492 A.D. | Hempen sails, caulking, and rigging help Columbus and his ships reach America. |
| 1611 A.D. | King James Bible is printed on Hemp paper. Rembrandt paints on Hemp canvas. |
| 1776 A.D. | Betsy Ross hand stitched the first U.S. flag. The Stars and Stripes were made of Hemp. The Declaration of Independence was written on Dutch Hemp paper. |
| 1873 A.D. | Levi Strauss receives U.S. patent for first riveted men's hemp denim work pants. |
| 1929 A.D. | Henry Ford researches methanol fuel and making plastics from renewable Hemp. |
| 1942-43 A.D. | Farmers forced to attend the USDA film Hemp for Victory, sign that they had seen the film and read a Hemp cultivation booklet. 1955 Hemp farming again banned. |
| 1998 A.D. | Phytotech, Consolidated Growers and Processors, Ukraine's Institute of Bast Crops, planted Hemp for removing contaminants near the Chernobyl site. |
| 2007 A.D. | The first Hemp licenses in over 50 years are granted to two North Dakota farmers. |
Hemp super fibre
The first known Hemp rope was found in Czechoslovakia in 1997 and dated from 26,900 B.C.
2014 A.D. Uni of Calgary AB presents 1 molecule thick graphene made from hemp is stronger and lighter than graphene from graphite for lithium batteries.
Hemp Medicine - Evolution
| Year | Medicine - What Happened? |
|---|---|
| 2727 B.C. | Hemp is a "superior" herb as per the first medical text: Shen Nung's Pen Ts'ao, China. Fights malaria, rheumatism and is a sedative. |
| 2000-1400 B.C. | India, Nepal, Atharva Veda, mentions Cannabis as one of the "five sacred plants": 3 types of preparations: 1) Bhang, leaves and tops consumed as a beverage. 2) Ganja, leaves and tops, smoked. 3) Charas or Hashish, resins from buds and/or leaves. |
| 1000 B.C.-1900 A.D. | Hemp Extracts are the #1, #2 and #3 most important and most frequently used medicine for two-thirds of the world's population. |
| 1837-1901 A.D. | Queen Victoria uses Cannabis resins to treat menstrual cramps, sparking enormous interest in the use of Cannabis as a medicine in the English speaking world. |
| 1890 A.D. | Popular American 'marriage guides' recommend Cannabis extracts for heightened marital pleasures. Women’s Temperance groups, lobbying for alcohol prohibition, suggest Cannabis as a suitable substitute for the 'demon drink'. |
| 1975 A.D. | Medical College of Virginia discover that Cannabis is incredibly successful for reducing the size of many types of tumors, both benign and cancerous. |
| 1999 A.D. | Cannabinoids (CBD) discovered to have antioxidant properties. U.S. Patent 6,630,507 Publication date Oct 7, 2003. CBDs useful in treatment of: prophylaxis of oxidation associated diseases such as ischaemic, age-related, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, particularly neuroprotectants following ischaemic insults such as stroke and trauma, or in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and HIV dementia. |
| 2014 A.D. | Colorado: The first legal, recreational sale of Marijuana in the history of the USA. No related deaths, arrests or violence reported. Over $1M first day of legal sales. |
| Exodus 30: 22-33 | The Lord said to Moses, "Take the following spices: myrrh, cinnamon, 250 shekels of qaneh-bosm (Cannabis), cassia and olive oil, make these into a sacred anointing oil”. |
Reefer Madness
Hemp provides more for humans than any other plant resource on earth.
Hemp has been cultivated and used by man for thousands of years.
Hemp has thousands of uses: health foods and supplements, industrial fibre, textiles, body care, medicine, rope, paper, money and carbon sequestering.
Corporate competition had it driven into a negative context as a drug causing it to be banned for sale.
Crop potential
Hemp Vs Pulses
- Ready to eat raw
- No enzyme inhibitors
- Easily absorbed
- Omega 3 & 6 EFA in balance
- All essential and non essential amino acids – more complete
- Contain vitamins B1, B3,B6,D
- Low environmental impact
- Usually boiled
- Enzyme inhibitors
- Difficult to digest
- Limited EFA’s
- Good source protein
- Can be stored for decades
- Repairs nitrogen in the soil & rotates perfectly with hemp