Containers: care herbs

In the past 25 years, anecdotal reports of beneficial effects in MS sufferers of smoking Cannabis (the herb or resin of Cannabis sativa L.) have resulted in a considerable amount of research and interest from academia, industry and government. Several products containing cannabis extracts or carefully standardized mixtures of constituents are in development with a number of clinical trials being carried out. In a few countries, products... 

Take a fresh plant and chop it up a bit. Put it into a container and pour your alcohol over it until the herb is covered. This should be rectified spirit of wine but any strong (potable) alcohol will work. Seal it, then let it digest at about 40°C for one month. Then, take the matter and gently distil it in a water bath until it is dry. (Be careful not to bum it.) Pour this distillate (which now contains the liquid of the plant as well as the alcohol you started with) over some fresh herb and again digest at 40°C for a month. Distil the whole again and collect the distillate which will have increased in volume again. 

Essential oils are usually derived from the non-seed parts of the plants with chemical composition other than the triglyceride structure of natural fats and oils. They refer to the subtle, aromatic liquids extracted from the flowers, seeds, leaves, stems, bark and roots of herbs, bushes, shrubs and trees through distillation. Essential oils are concentrated liquids containing volatile aromatic compounds. They are used in perfumery, aromatherapy, cosmetics, incense, medicine, household cleaning products and for flavouring food and drink. Their use in aromatherapy and other health care areas is growing. 

Modem medicines typically contain a single active ingredient which is produced by the pharmaceutical industry using chemical methods. The amount of the active ingredient is carefully controlled in such a medicine, and other substances are also used at optimum levels. Is there a place for old-fashioned herbs in modem medicine ... 

Some people grow herbs in their garden. The plants do well with little care. When they are grown, the leaves, stems, or seeds are harvested and dried. Then, they are generally pounded to a fine powder, placed in airtight containers, and stored for later use. 

A twinning perennial herb with male and female flowers on separate plants (dioecious) up to about 8 m high native to Eurasia and North America extensively cultivated worldwide (e.g., the United States, Germany, and the Czech Republic). Part used is the female membranous cone-like inflorescence (strobile) with its glandular hairs, collected in the fall and carefully dried, often bleached with sulfur dioxide from burning sulfur an essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the freshly dried cones. The glandular hairs, separated from the strobiles, compose lupulin, which contains more resins and volatile oil than hops and is also used like hops. 

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