Introduction
The indigenous plants of cannabis are found everywhere in India. Especially cannabis is found in abundance in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar. Bhang is prepared by drying the leaves of the male plant and Ganja is prepared by drying the resinous flower clusters of the female plant. The resinous substance deposited on the branches and leaves of cannabis is called Charas.
External appearance:
The perennial, fragrant, hairy shrub of cannabis is 3-8 feet tall. Its leaves are arranged in alternate order. The upper leaves of cannabis have 1-3 segments and the lower leaves have 3-8 segments. The lower leaves have long leaf stems.
Properties
Bhang removes phlegm. It is bitter, absorbent, light, sharp, hot and produces bile. Consumption of cannabis causes infatuation and intoxication, it causes unconsciousness, increases digestive power. Bhaang clears the voice of the throat. Bhaang destroys leprosy. It produces intelligence and increases strength and semen. Bhaang is a fire-inducer, a cough-killer and a chemical-producer. It creates interest in food, stops stool and digests food. Its consumption makes one sleep more, increases sexual power, and destroys Vata and Kapha.
Ganja: Ganja is a digestive. It creates thirst, increases strength, creates desire for sex, excites the mind, brings more sleep. Its excessive use causes abortion. It removes paralysis and is an intoxicant.
Harmful effects
Consuming Bhaang in excess quantity intoxicates the body. Due to which the body becomes weak, it makes a man impotent, characterless and thoughtless. Hence, it should not be used for sexual excitement or intoxication.
Treatment of various diseases
1. Insomnia:
Consuming more of bhang induces very good sleep. In a condition where one does not get sleep due to consumption of opium, consumption of bhang is better because its use does not cause constipation and headache.
2. Headache:
Headache is cured by grinding bhang leaves finely and smelling them. Heatache juice of bhang leaves and pouring 2-3 drops in the ear cures headache in winter and summer.
3. Hysteria:
Giving 250 mg of bhang with asafoetida is very beneficial in hysteria disease in women.
4. Head worms:
Applying juice of bhang leaves on the forehead cures dandruff and kills the worms.
5. Pain in stomach:
Mix equal quantity of bhang and chilli powder and make half gram of it with jaggery and give it to the patient to get rid of stomach pain.
6. Diuresis:
Grind bhang and cucumber's brain in water and filter it and give it to the patient like thandai to get rid of dysuria (burning sensation in urine).
7. Painful menstruation:
Before menstruation, the stomach should be cleaned by eating something that causes diarrhea. Then by taking ganja 3 times a day, the pain reduces and menstruation starts as per the rules.
8. Piles:
By making a bundle of 10 grams of green or dry bhang and 30 grams of flaxseed and tying it on swollen and painful piles, the pain and itching of piles goes away.
9. Urinary organs:
Grind ganja in castor oil and apply it on the urinary organs, the strength increases and the crookedness of the penis goes away.
10. Cholera:
At the beginning of cholera, boil 250 mg of Ganja or Bhang, cardamom, black pepper and camphor every half an hour or 1 hour and give it with cold water to cure cholera.
11. Arthritis (Joint Pain):
Massage with hemp seed oil cures arthritis.
12. Malaria Fever:
Mix 2 grams of jaggery in 1 gram of pure hemp powder and make 4 tablets. To cure winter fever, give 1-2 tablets at an interval of 2 hours or give 1 gram of pure hemp tablet one hour before fever, it reduces the intensity of fever.
13. Wounds:
Sprinkling the powder of hemp leaves on wounds heals wounds quickly.
14. Pain of injury:
Grind a whole hemp plant and apply it on a new wound to cure the wound. Its paste is very beneficial to relieve the pain of injury.
15. Glass coming out (Anal prolapse):
Extract juice of bhang leaves and apply it on the anal prolapse. This stops the anal prolapse (glass coming out).
16. Ear worms:
Putting bhang juice in the ear kills the ear worms.
17. Diarrhea:
Roast 3 grams of bhang in 2 grams of Desi ghee and drink it with honey before dinner at night, it stops diarrhea.
18. Piles (Hemorrhoids):
Grind bhang leaves and make tablets. Placing the tablets on the anus and tying a loincloth cures piles.
19. Headache:
Eating about 240 milligrams of bhang cures headache caused by phlegm.
20. Insomnia:
Rubbing bhang oil on the soles of the feet also induces sleep.
