Rediscovering the Indian Holy Plant - "Cannabis"

Hemp seeds are commonly referred as hemp hearts as they are rich in nutrients including minerals such as magnesium, calcium, iron, and zinc. Hemp seeds offer all the 10 essential amino acids and is a great source for dietary fibre. Moreover, it helps in fighting bad cholesterol levels and blood clots

The Cannabis Plant contains more than 300 chemicals, some 80 – 100 of these chemicals, called Cannabinoids, are unique to this plant. Except for the seeds, the whole Plant contains Cannabinoids. Cannabinoids attach to CB1 & CB2 receptors of Endocannabinoid system of Humans and are responsible for therapeutic response to the body. There are about 200 terpenes (fragrant oils) discovered in the Hemp as a source of flavours and fragrances which synergises with the Cannabinoids

Bast Fiber is isolated from the stalk through retting, a microbial procedure that breaks the chemical bonds that hold the stem together and permits isolation of the bast strands from the woody stalk. The main customary kinds of retting are field and water retting.

The macerated and dried stems are sent for mechanical separation and crushing, passed between grooved rollers to crush and break the wood core into short pieces known as hurds, which is separated from the bast fibers. The hurds and the remaining fibers are separated in a process called scutching. Hemp hurds is further mixed with lime and transformed into hempcrete.