Cannabis sativa - Bahuvadini

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Bahuvadini, Cannabis

Bahuvadini or Cannabis sativa is an annual herbaceous plant in the Cannabis genus, a species of the Cannabaceae family. People have cultivated Cannabis sativa throughout recorded history as a source of industrial fibre, seed oil, food, recreation, religious and spiritual moods, and medicine. Each part of the plant is harvested differently, depending on the purpose of its use.

Uses

Cancer, Glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Muscle spasms, Seizures, Severe pain, Severe nausea.

Parts Used

Seed, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Most varieties contain cannabinol and cannabinin; Egyptian variety contains cannabidine, cannabol and cannabinol, their biological activity being due to the alcohols and phenolic compounds. Resin contains crystalline compound cannin. Alcoholic extracts of American variety vary considerably in physiological activity

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	bhangi, bhangi gida
Hindi	bhang, ganja, charas
Malayalam	cherukanchava, ginjilachilachi
Tamil	alatam, ananta muli
Telugu	bangiaaku, bangiaku, gaanja chettu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	bahuvadini, banga
English	Marijuana, Hemp, Gallow grass

Habit

branched shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
alternate	stipulate	long petiolate, palmate, with 3-11, rarely single, lanceolate, serrate, acuminate leaflets up to 10 cm long, 1.5 cm broad

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
monoecious	2.5 cm long	yellowish	5 poricidal stamens	the female flowers germinate in the axils and terminally, with one 1-ovulate ovary; fruit a brown, shining achene, variously marked or plain, tightly embracing the seed with its fleshy endosperm and curved embryo, Flowering season is summer

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
short legume	7-9 cm	late summer to early fall; year round in tropics	Seeds weigh 1.5-2.5 gm/100 seeds.	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Propagation mainly by seed. Experimentally, drug plants have been propagated from cuttings but such plants do not come true as to drug content of parent. Seeds stored in cool, dry place remain viable for up to two years. Hemp seed sown as early in spring as possible. Before sowing, land is plowed (in fall) several times to a depth of about 20-23 cm and repeatedly harrowed the land. In spring the land is harrowed again and rolled, making a firm tilth over the entire surface. In some areas a first plowing is done in the fall and red clover or lupin planted; in January or February a second plowing turns these under as a green-manure

Commonly seen growing in areas

dry regions of India, sea coast, dry zone in Sri Lanka.

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