As noted in the documentary,“ Cannabis: A Lost History”, marijuana has been“ an integral part of human civilization,” featuring in ancient Japanese cave paintings, as well as Chinese and Siberian burial rites dating back to 3000 B. C. Based on the evidence— especially the discovery that the human body is equipped with a cannabinoid system— it appears our relationship with cannabis goes back to the very dawn of the human species.
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The Earliest History of Cannabis According to the documentary featured above, the earliest written references to cannabis are found in the Chinese Materia Medica, said to be written by Shen Nung around 2800 B. C. The oldest known copy of this book dates back to 50 B. C. Nung is one of three“ celestial emperors” revered in the Chinese culture.“ Half emperor, half deity, he is said to have ruled over China long before written history,” Rice says. Nung is credited with inventing agriculture— including the hoe, plough and irrigation— as well as acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine( TCM). Often depicted draped in leaves and chewing on various plants, Nung was the first pharmacologist, experimenting with and recording the health effects of plants. Nung documented around 100 different conditions that responded well to cannabis, including gout, rheumatism, malaria and absentmindedness.
Before Nung declared its medicinal attributes, the cannabis plant, called“ ma” in Chinese, had been used for centuries in the production of textiles, paper, rope and pottery. Around 200 A. D., a Chinese physician named Hua Tuo performed the first surgery using an anaesthetic— a formula called Ma Fei San, which translates to“ cannabis boiling powder.”
For thousands of years, cannabis remained one of the 50 essential plants used in TCM. It was only removed from widespread use in recent times due to its controversial legal status. The film also reviews the history of cannabis in Indian culture. In the Vedas, the sacred text of India, cannabis( bhang) is listed as one of five sacred plants, and the Hindu god Shiva is referred to as“ Lord of the bhang,” meaning the Lord of cannabis.
According to the Mahanirvana,“ bhang is consumed in order to liberate oneself,” and liberation is the path to immortality. The ancient Egyptians, Persians and Greeks also used cannabis in a variety of ways, including medicinally and for spiritual upliftment. References to cannabis are even found in Islamic, Judaic and Christian texts, although an error in translation appears to have crept into the Bible along the way. The original Hebrew term“ kaneh bosm,” or cannabis, is found several times in the Old Testament. In Exodus, chapter 30, God instructs Moses on how to make a holy anointing oil:“ Take for yourself choice spices: 500 shekels of pure myrrh, half as much fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of kaneh bosm and 500 shekels of cassia and mix these with olive oil.” In more modern Bibles, kaneh bosm has been translated as sweet calamus. The problem is this plant does not have the properties that the Bible ascribes to kaneh bosm.