Jacob Redmond
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Ever wondered what it would feel like to slather a mixture of lamb's fat and cannabis all over your naked body? The sensation was a familiar one to European women, once upon a time.
While the U.S. is only now starting to explore modern medical uses of marijuana, for centuries, women around the world have harnessed the magical green leaves to relieve pain, make sex better, and even attempt to manage STDs. The jury is still out on how safe and effective these remedies were, but perhaps they'll inspire new research into cannabis' potential today.
Here's a quick tour through pot's lesser-known history with the ladies.
Women Rubbed Marijuana On Swollen Breasts.
Weed has been used as a topical treatment for centuries. Back in the eleventh century, women used it to treat swollen breasts. The Old English Herbarium described the process as follows: "Rub [the herb] with fat, lay it to the breast, it will disperse the swelling." Documents show the same method was used in nineteenth-century Germany and Austria, where cannabis was "laid on the painful breasts of women who have given birth."
Tantric Sex Disciples Drank Marijuana 'Milkshakes.'
From about the seventh century onward, the use of cannabis became widespread in Indian tantric sex practices. Called Bhang, pot was often mixed with milk, water, and other spices into a kind of "marijuana milkshake," which practitioners drank to enhance sexual pleasure. Pot is still considered an aphrodisiac today.
Doctors Prescribed Pot For STDs.
In the late seventeenth century, a German physician declared cannabis a remedy for gonorrhea. His recipe called for cooking the plant in water with nutmeg, then consuming it. Then again in 1860, an Ohio State Commission echoed this claim, stating that cannabis mixed with milk and sugar, taken every three to four hours for a week, was a sure-fire cure for the STD. On the other side of the globe, nineteenth-century Persian prostitutes used cannabis to help manage urethritis–a bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the urethra–which was prevalent among sex workers at the time.
Women Relied On Cannabis During Childbirth.
Using weed during childbirth is not recommended today, since long-term side effects are still unknown. However, back in ancient Egypt, marijuana was frequently used during labor. Ancient Egyptians would grind cannabis into honey and apply the mixture to the vagina to induce contractions. Fast forward a couple centuries (and continents) to 1851, when the Monthly Journal of Medical Science of Edinburgh claimed cannabis had a "remarkable power of increasing the force of uterine contraction during labour." By 1854 the medical use of marijuana during childbirth, especially to aid with contractions, was noted in the Dispensatory of the United States.
Women Consumed Marijuana To Treat Migraines.
In ninth-century Persia, the juice from cannabis seeds was mixed with herbs and used to treat migraines and other pain-related ailments. As recently as 1942, Morris Fishbein, then-editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, recommended cannabis drops specifically for migraines, especially for women about to get their period.
Pot Also Made Periods More Bearable.
Talk about the royal treatment. In the nineteenth century, Queen Victoria received monthly doses of cannabis from her personal physician, Sir John Russell Reynolds, to relieve menstrual pain. Meanwhile, around the same time in the U.S., women used Dysmenine–a medicinal syrup which contained cannabis–to treat cramps.
Virgins Used Cannabis To Make Sex More Enjoyable.
In 1930s Russia, young brides used a mixture of lamb's fat and nasha (cannabis) to make their wedding night less uncomfortable by reducing "the pain of defloration." Brides also took advantage of its well-known aphrodisiac qualities.
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While the U.S. is only now starting to explore modern medical uses of marijuana, for centuries, women around the world have harnessed the magical green leaves to relieve pain, make sex better, and even attempt to manage STDs. The jury is still out on how safe and effective these remedies were, but perhaps they'll inspire new research into cannabis' potential today.
Here's a quick tour through pot's lesser-known history with the ladies.
Women Rubbed Marijuana On Swollen Breasts.
Weed has been used as a topical treatment for centuries. Back in the eleventh century, women used it to treat swollen breasts. The Old English Herbarium described the process as follows: "Rub [the herb] with fat, lay it to the breast, it will disperse the swelling." Documents show the same method was used in nineteenth-century Germany and Austria, where cannabis was "laid on the painful breasts of women who have given birth."
Tantric Sex Disciples Drank Marijuana 'Milkshakes.'
From about the seventh century onward, the use of cannabis became widespread in Indian tantric sex practices. Called Bhang, pot was often mixed with milk, water, and other spices into a kind of "marijuana milkshake," which practitioners drank to enhance sexual pleasure. Pot is still considered an aphrodisiac today.
Doctors Prescribed Pot For STDs.
In the late seventeenth century, a German physician declared cannabis a remedy for gonorrhea. His recipe called for cooking the plant in water with nutmeg, then consuming it. Then again in 1860, an Ohio State Commission echoed this claim, stating that cannabis mixed with milk and sugar, taken every three to four hours for a week, was a sure-fire cure for the STD. On the other side of the globe, nineteenth-century Persian prostitutes used cannabis to help manage urethritis–a bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the urethra–which was prevalent among sex workers at the time.
Women Relied On Cannabis During Childbirth.
Using weed during childbirth is not recommended today, since long-term side effects are still unknown. However, back in ancient Egypt, marijuana was frequently used during labor. Ancient Egyptians would grind cannabis into honey and apply the mixture to the vagina to induce contractions. Fast forward a couple centuries (and continents) to 1851, when the Monthly Journal of Medical Science of Edinburgh claimed cannabis had a "remarkable power of increasing the force of uterine contraction during labour." By 1854 the medical use of marijuana during childbirth, especially to aid with contractions, was noted in the Dispensatory of the United States.
Women Consumed Marijuana To Treat Migraines.
In ninth-century Persia, the juice from cannabis seeds was mixed with herbs and used to treat migraines and other pain-related ailments. As recently as 1942, Morris Fishbein, then-editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, recommended cannabis drops specifically for migraines, especially for women about to get their period.
Pot Also Made Periods More Bearable.
Talk about the royal treatment. In the nineteenth century, Queen Victoria received monthly doses of cannabis from her personal physician, Sir John Russell Reynolds, to relieve menstrual pain. Meanwhile, around the same time in the U.S., women used Dysmenine–a medicinal syrup which contained cannabis–to treat cramps.
Virgins Used Cannabis To Make Sex More Enjoyable.
In 1930s Russia, young brides used a mixture of lamb's fat and nasha (cannabis) to make their wedding night less uncomfortable by reducing "the pain of defloration." Brides also took advantage of its well-known aphrodisiac qualities.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: The secret ways women used pot throughout history -- Fusion
Author: Taryn Hillin
Contact: website.services@fusion.net
Photo Credit: Dennis Hallinan
Website: Fusion.net - Pop culture. Satire. News. -- Fusion
Taken correctly it covers what the CB1 receptors need and what drains down covers the CB2 receptors. Used in this order the DNA misinformation gets repaired balancing the chemical unbalance in the endocrine system (central nervous system). A simple analogy; repair the CPU and information from the endocrine system sends correct information to the hard drive (autoimmune system). What is the difference from simply digesting, smoking, suppositories alone? Blood pressure is regulated, sugar levels are regulated, senses are more acute, pain is better managed because getting the oil to your endocrine system first (which is at the top forward part of the brain, cerebrum/pain receptors). The healing takes place in a non-euphoric manner and the higher the potencies of the strains are the faster the heal and with less concentrate. When healing in a non-euphoric state you are much more aware of what your body does and the mental changes become much more clearer. For those who refuse to give up their ways, no fret. Just do your mood enhances in the evening after a productive day of healing. For the ones well versed in the concentrate, there is no better use of the concentrate. The OP statement of it is not used for modern day pregnancies is modern medicines fault. Not enough long term studies? Guess centuries isn't long enough, lol. Chinese was packing concentrated oil in the holes after they drilled into the brain. The only thing that is missing is the 'topical' which does all the above mentioned applications used topically in the OP. They have one main one missing or at least the application and area. Any guesses/knowledge? 
Oil brings peace to the family, it is a gift to all. Just an 'awareness' update to modern times. 
