Hemp is one of the oldest plants cultivated by man. In Neolithic times, it was cultivated for its medicinal properties and its use as a textile fibre. Since then, our researchers have discovered a multitude of possible uses for it in many different fields.
Hemp seeds can be used in cooking, as birdseed, or as fishing bait.
Once pressed, they yield an excellent cooking oil rich in omega-3 and omega-9 fatty acids, as well as an oil used in cosmetics for its restorative and moisturizing properties.
The strong fibers in hemp stalks can be used for insulation, making paper pulp, creating clothing, or even as a material of the future: car bodies made of hemp fiber. Inside the stem is a type of fine straw called shives, which is used in horticulture, in construction for building insulation, as animal bedding, and for many other purposes.
In short, hemp is a multi-faceted plant that can be found everywhere in our daily lives: we can be dressed in hemp, we can eat hemp, we can be insulated thanks to hemp, we can have hemp-based cosmetics...
Cannabis sativa is the botanical name for cultivated hemp. This plant contains over 100 cannabinoid compounds. The most extensively studied ones, whose positive health effects are well-documented, fall into two categories.
On the one hand, we have the best-known compound, CBD, as well as CBDA, CBDV, CBC, CBG, and THCA, each known for its various beneficial effects on the body (anxiolytic, immunosuppressive, neuroprotective, and anti-inflammatory).
On the other hand, we have the so-called psychoactive molecules, but not all of them have an intoxicating effect. CBN, THC and its precursor THCV will also have therapeutic virtues such as anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant, sedation or positive effects on psoriasis for example.
