It was the summer of 1959, and the United States needed a Cold War win. In 1957, the Soviet bloc scored a major technological victory with Sputnik 1. The next year, China’s Communist leadership launched the sweeping, and ultimately devastating, Great Leap Forward. In the spring of 1959 in Cuba, Fidel...
Product origin, mislabelling, and safety concerns have caused lots of problems for patients and consumers who are using CBD to find some peace of mind. Often, many are using the wrong CBD formulations and products, and are missing out on the real therapeutic benefits of CBD. With a plethora of CBD...
CBD is trending everywhere, and hemp has been used for centuries as natural remedies to treat various conditions. In this blog post, we will explore the scientific evidence of how CBD oil and hemp may help with pain management, anxiety relief, depression symptoms, and more. If you are interested in...
This is Jia from Chinese Hemp, writing to family and friends, followers and supporters, cannabis and hemp community to thank you for your support. Reflecting on the last 12 months, a lot has happened. COVID, lockdown, lost loved ones, family and friends. A lot of us are feeling anxious and...
TLDR: All are extracts from the cannabis plant. They differ by purity and some may contain trace amounts of THC vs. pure CBD. Isolate is the purest, followed by distillate, which is used to make Broad-spectrum preparations vs. Full-spectrum which retains all cannabinoids, terpenes, waxes, lipids. So why all the...
Psychologists have long theorized that Chinese people experience their emotions more physically than other cultures. What does that say about me? October 2, 2017 by Shayla Love Just after lunchtime, on a blistering summer day in Washington D.C., cultural psychologist Yulia Chentsova-Dutton is showing me the stars. They’re on her...
Acupuncture is a form of traditional medical therapy that originated in China several thousand years ago. It was developed at a time bereft of tools such as genetic testing or even a modern understanding of anatomy, so medical philosophers did the best they could with what was available – herbs,...
Dear friends! Today is the first day of the new month, and we are feeling a little nostalgic. On the first and fifteenth of each month, it is customary in Chinese herbalist guilds to give a 10% discount to the public. This tradition is to honour the father of Chinese Medicine,...
Is 10ml of 10% CBD oil the equivalent of 1000mg of CBD? Are you being short-changed by CBD cowboys? Quite often, we find the labels on CBD Oil products both online and in retail locations across the UK confusing or even misleading. Typically you will find labels advertising 1000mg or 10% CBD...
Do you find it confusing when people mention Cannabis, Hemp, CBD and wonder what they are talking about? What’s the difference? Let’s explore the scientific classification and uses in modern culture today. Scientific classification Cannabis Sativa, Cannabis Indica, Cannabis Ruderalis are all species of the Cannabis genus. Cannabis Sativa L. First...
GABA. What is it, and why is it essential to healthy brain function and neuroscience? GABA is an abbreviation for gamma-aminobutyric acid. GABA is a class of chemicals that act as a messenger between neurons (cells in our brain and nervous system) called a neurotransmitter. Humans, on average, have around...
CBD oil is all the rage nowadays. But did you know you could be saving up to 50% off the price of CBD oils by making your own oil at home with CBD Isolate powder? And you don’t even have to sacrifice quality... You won’t believe how easy it actually...
According to recent BBC News, "Cannabis plants have been cultivated in East Asia for their oily seeds and fibre from at least 4,000 BC." "The study suggests cannabis was being smoked at least 2,500 years ago, and that it may have been associated with ritual or religious activities." "The findings...
Cannabinoids are becoming evermore fashionable these days and are generally well known throughout popular media. Awareness, attributed to the growing attention and legalisation of medicinal and recreational Cannabis around the world, means more people are developing an interest in cannabis usage for medical and recreational purposes. Many are interested in...
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