Cannabis through history

“We are on the tipping point; our planet and people here are suffering… for too long now we have been under the shadow of government and dark forces that have taken our power and abilities to heal naturally. The pharmaceutical companies have monopolised our healthcare and we have been misguided into believing that we have no abilities and our instincts have been diluted.

Nature has all of the answers, we need to take back our power, align with our natural instincts and allow the benefits of Mother Nature to nourish our being.¨

Kim, Founder of WOKE botanicals and Shanti Life

The tomb of an Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramses II was discovered with a mummy containing particles of kief, (tiny crystals that cover the cannabis plant). In Hindu texts from as far as 1400 BC, cannabis is celebrated and revered as a sacred plant. Archaeologists and history has shown us that a lot of people and religions used cannabis for medicinal purposes.

Hemp has been one of the most significant crops for mankind up until this last century. Hemp was probably the earliest plant cultivated for textile fibres. The Chinese were the first to recognize the usefulness of hemp in paper-making.

In approximately 150 BC, they produced the world’s first paper, completely from hemp. The oldest documents written on paper are Buddhist texts from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, composed of a mixture of bark and old rags, principally hemp. Hemp has been used as medicine throughout the world for centuries. Folk remedies and ancient medicines refer to the curative values of the leaves, seeds and roots. The seed and flowers were recommended for difficult childbirth, convulsions, arthritic joints, rheumatism, dysentery and insomnia.

All humans and animals have cannabis receptors in their body cells. The cannabis receptors in human’s case are mostly concentrated in the brain and immune system (CBD1 and CBD2) CBD, short for cannabidiol, is yet another of the amazing nutrient compounds found in the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. CBD is a non-intoxicating component of the cannabis plant with enormous therapeutic potential. Although CBD doesn’t make people feel high like THC does, it’s causing quite a buzz among scientists, health professionals, and medical patients who are using CBD-rich products to treat a wide range of conditions. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) has important functions like regulating appetite, stress, sleep and muscle relaxation. The endocannabinoid system-ECS or the endogenous cannabinoid system was named after cannabis and it’s compounds because this natural plant led to the
discovery of this crucial physiological system. The system is made of up endocannabinoid and cannabinoid receptors, which help regulate many of our most basic functions like sleep and appetite, well-being and health.

Cannabinoids are naturally produced in the body and cannabis consumption increases the amount of cannabinoids present in the body. The function of cannabinoids and their receptors is to maintain homeostasis in the organism at cell level by reversing and repairing damage in whatever way possible.

CB1 and CB2 receptors stimulate healing when activated within the areas of the body they are located. Receptors are similar to locks, and the cannabinoids are the keys. The activity of CB1 and CB2 receptors will begin a biological process stimulating regeneration and repair of damage and or disease within the body, returning it to homeostasis. This also applies to mental health damage because cannabinoids can aid in balancing mood and rectifying mental health issues.
From birth, cannabinoids are presented to us within mother’s milk. These Cannabinoids are present in the breast milk of all mammals.

For me that simply says it all…
Cannabinoids are Nature’s essential, power packed, medicinal nutrients.
The endocannabinoid system is vital; its function includes, regeneration, repair &
heal; ingesting cannabinoids is vital to this natural healing process and to sustain
Life.