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Specimen profile
Hemp Seed
Cannabis sativa · Cannabaceae
Skt · BhangaHindi · BhangMal · Kanchavu VithuTam · Ganja Vithai (seed)
Nutritious seed of the hemp plant - rich in balanced omega fats and protein, without psychoactive effect as a food.
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Hemp seed is the nut-like achene of Cannabis sativa. Unlike cannabinoid-rich resinous plant parts, properly cleaned hemp seed contains negligible THC and is used as a nutrient-dense food and in Ayurvedic Bhanga-based preparations, where classical texts describe the seed portion as a cooling, digestive and strength-giving food.
Identification markers
Tall annual herb with palmately compound serrated leaves, square stems, and small green achene seeds enclosed in a bract, borne in loose clusters at leaf axils.
Rasa
Madhura, Tikta
Guna
Laghu, Snigdha
Virya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Madhura
Dosha effect
VK-, P-
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