The versatility of hemp is only matched by its durability. Hemp can be used to make nutritious food, cosmetics, housing materials, fuel, clothing, textiles, paint, paper, and medication. The following will take you through the (secret and suppressed) properties of hemp, besides medicine. Hemp can be made into:
Food & Health:
- Beer, Milk, Tea, Tofu, and Cereals
- Hemp seeds contain all essential amino acids and essential fatty acids.
- Hemp seeds can be made into oil or eaten after being cooked (similar to sunflower seeds).
- Hemp seed oil (similar to olive or peanut oil) contains Vitamin E and Omega-3, 6, and 9.
- Hemp seeds contain fiber (12%), a high level of protein (33%), and other essential fatty acids (EFAs)
"Cannabis seeds - traditionally called 'hempseed', contain all the essential amino acids and essential fatty acids necessary to maintain healthy human life. No other single plant source provides complete protein nutrition in such an easily digestible form, nor has the oils essential to life in as perfect a ratio for human health and vitality. Hempseed is the richest source in the plant kingdom of essential fatty acids." - Lynn Osburn, researcher
Fuel:
Clothing, Textiles, and Industry:
Cosmetics:
Paints and Cleaners:
Paper:
Building Materials:
- Hemp is the perfect crop to produce non-toxic diesel fuels. Hemp has more biomass than any other plant species, it can grow in a wide range of climates and locations. Hemp has the propensity to become a major source of ethanol fuel.
- The uses of hemp in the current industry are broad and numerous. Hemp is the standard for fiber worldwide. It is regarded as one of the strongest and most durable plants. Hemp can be used to make rope, paper, and clothing, among 5,000 other textile products. Hemp products also include cellophane, fine laces, and dynamite
- The capability and durability of hemp have been trusted by religious leaders, explorers, and 18th-century Americans, and even the founding fathers. The first Gutenberg bible and the American flag were made from hemp. The Declaration of Independence was signed on paper made from hemp. If it weren’t for marijuana, Christopher Columbus would have never made it to the New World, for his ropes and sails were made of hemp. Hemp was widely used in the American colonies because it could make so many products (such as paper, rope, sails, and clothing). Marijuana was a cash crop and helped earn a living for both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
"Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country" - Thomas Jefferson
- Mineral oil is a petroleum-derived (waste) product. It is used as the primary oil in facial creams, baby moisturizers, cosmetics, shaving soap, and body butter. However, there is an alternative! Hemp oil is a natural alternative that can replace mineral oil and even provides skin with omega-3, 6, and 9 nutrients.
- Hemp is used to create non-toxic paint, varnish, and detergent. Hemp oil was used in all quality paints due to its natural drying properties until 1937
- Hemp paper is finer, stronger, and lasts longer than wood-based papers. Today, hemp paper is still used for banknotes and archives
- Hemp can be used to build a house. Hemp products produce roofing, plywood, plaster, reinforced concrete, particleboard, flooring, insulation, fiberboard, paneling, and cement.
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