was Calendula and Marigold/now cannabis

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I don't know where the confusion between these two flowers originated, but

it's the first thing I check when glancing through an unfamiliar herbal.

The second thing I look at is what the book says about cannabis.

 

Dave,

 

Please explain the last sentence........I'm curious

thanks,

Deb

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[Guest guest]

> Please explain the last sentence........I'm curious thanks,

> Deb _www.cottagehillsoaps.com_ (http://www.cottagehillsoaps.com/)

 

[Dave]: I just KNEW someone would ask that LOL! OK, here's the deal. Some

books have a good, objective blurb about the many uses of hemp in medicine,

industry, nutrition, and yes, recreation. Others contain a thinly-disguised

rant about the dangers of narcotic herbs - you'd think it was up there with

thornapple. A good example is The Herbalist by Meyers, first published

about 75 years ago, compared to the Smithsonian's herbal published by DK.

 

The point is not to see whether the author approves of smoking pot, I could

care less. But in browsing many books in used-book stores (and as a former

buyer for same), calendula and cannabis became my quick method of evaluating

the accuracy and objectivity of the author. The Little Herb Encyclopedia by

Richason is an example of a book that lacks integrity by the " two Cs "

standard. He repeats the misinformation about marigolds and calendula and

doesn't even mention the other. For an herbal to not even mention one of

the ten most influential plants in history is unforgivable as far as I'm

concerned, and so anything Richason says is hogwash in my herbal.

 

So, why don't I also look for the article on opium? Because the properties

of that flower are so well-known that they are not controversial, and

because the plant does not have the vast range of applications that hemp

does.

 

 

 

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Some

books have a good, objective blurb about the many uses of hemp in medicine,

industry, nutrition, and yes, recreation. Others contain a thinly-disguised

rant about the dangers of narcotic herbs - you'd think it was up there with

thornapple. A good example is The Herbalist by Meyers, first published

about 75 years ago, compared to the Smithsonian'about 75 years ago, compared

 

Ahhh......thanks for the clarification :~)

Deb

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