Ever eat or smoke the roots?

[Mrs. Weedstein]

Two of my 4 plants were totally chopped so I yanked the roots. (Pic below). Anything useful I could make out of these? No, despite my reputation, I am not actually inclined to try smoking them (as I did male flowers) but I am open to eating them (as I did with immature seeds) if that’s an actual thing.

Any suggestions?

 

[PJ Diaz]

Compost

 

[Skuxx]

Shhh, that's the secret. The roots get you the highest!

 

[buyyouabeer]

Any suggestions?

I would start here:

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/by-eating-disorder/other/pica

 

[PagingMrHerman]

If my memory serves I read a while back that you can make tea with them. Never tried it. Has some benefits but cant remember what. I’d have to google it though to be sure of what it actually does/ helps with. I just compost them.

 

[Herb & Suds]

If you are really that desperate holla

 

[SpaceGrease]

Root tea for male enhancement .Better than cialis, aka the diamond cutter or cord wood splitter .

 

[Brettman]

Please don’t eat or smoke your roots..

 

[ismann]

Eat for dietary fiber.

 

[BrewersToker]

My neighbor makes tea with the roots. He uses the entire plant.

 

[Mrs. Weedstein]

I would start here:

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/by-eating-disorder/other/pica

Root tea for male enhancement .Better than cialis, aka the diamond cutter or cord wood splitter .

Holy shit, I literally LOL’ed

but seriously folks: people make tinctures and shit from valerian roots or something. What if we’re all missing out by composting them?

 

[too larry]

I've made pipes out of my stalks before. But these days I toss them in the bush.

 

[mustbetribbin]

Macerate the roots, boil them into a concentrated tea, remove the waste and them make a homemade topical lotion with the residual cannabinoids left in the root tea concentrate.

Cannabinoids readily absorb through the skin, and can be used to treat inflammation and pain in the applied areas.

Cheers.

 

[Mrs. Weedstein]

Macerate the roots, boil them into a concentrated tea, remove the waste and them make a homemade topical lotion with the residual cannabinoids left in the root tea concentrate.

Cannabinoids readily absorb through the skin, and can be used to treat inflammation and pain in the applied areas.

Cheers.

How do I make the lotion from the tea?

 

[Observe & Report]

Macerate the roots, boil them into a concentrated tea, remove the waste and them make a homemade topical lotion with the residual cannabinoids left in the root tea concentrate.

What makes you think there are cannabinoids in roots?

 

[xtsho]

I was going to say compost but after some research I found that they have been used medicinally for centuries. I guess there is actually some benefit to boiling the roots.


Cannabis Roots: A Traditional Therapy with Future Potential for Treating Inflammation and Pain

One of the first mentions of the medical use of cannabis root was by the Roman historian, Pliny the Elder, who wrote in his Natural Histories that “a decoction of the root in water relaxes contractions of the joints and cures gout and similar maladies.

In the 12th century, the Persian Philosopher Ibn Sina (Avicenna) wrote in the Canon of Medicine that “the compress with the boiled roots of cannabis decrease fever.

In the ancient Chinese pharmacopeia, the Pên-ts'ao Ching, it is stated that the juice of the cannabis root has been used to assist with the cessation of hemorrhage after childbirth.

Cannabis roots contain many different active compounds, including triterpenoids, friedelin and epifriedelanol

Interestingly, cannabis roots do not contain a significant amount of cannabinoids. The 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of dried seeds, roots, stems, leaves, and flowers was found to be 0.0%, 0.0%, 0.3%, 0.8%, and 15.2% w/w, respectively.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628559/

 

[CanadianJim]

Yeah, but they used to say scarlet pimpernel would repel venomous beasts, and that mandrake root could treat asthma. Sometimes there's a reason "ancient knowledge" was forgotten.
They could be useful for something, but it's usually something a couple of over the counter pills do better.

I was going to say compost but after some research I found that they have been used medicinally for centuries. I guess there is actually some benefit to boiling the roots.


Cannabis Roots: A Traditional Therapy with Future Potential for Treating Inflammation and Pain

One of the first mentions of the medical use of cannabis root was by the Roman historian, Pliny the Elder, who wrote in his Natural Histories that “a decoction of the root in water relaxes contractions of the joints and cures gout and similar maladies.

In the 12th century, the Persian Philosopher Ibn Sina (Avicenna) wrote in the Canon of Medicine that “the compress with the boiled roots of cannabis decrease fever.

In the ancient Chinese pharmacopeia, the Pên-ts'ao Ching, it is stated that the juice of the cannabis root has been used to assist with the cessation of hemorrhage after childbirth.

Cannabis roots contain many different active compounds, including triterpenoids, friedelin and epifriedelanol

Interestingly, cannabis roots do not contain a significant amount of cannabinoids. The 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of dried seeds, roots, stems, leaves, and flowers was found to be 0.0%, 0.0%, 0.3%, 0.8%, and 15.2% w/w, respectively.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628559/

 

[too larry]

Yeah, but they used to say scarlet pimpernel would repel venomous beasts, and that mandrake root could treat asthma. Sometimes there's a reason "ancient knowledge" was forgotten.
They could be useful for something, but it's usually something a couple of over the counter pills do better.

I'm willing to bet that when my grandfather used cannabis in the 1930's for his asthma the list of side effects were much shorter than on asthma medicine today.

Not all ancient knowledge was forgotten. The Chinese still use a blend of traditional and modern medicine. They have had plenty of time to figure out what works and what doesn't.

 

[CanadianJim]

I'm not saying that there isn't a place for traditional medicine, but some of the things people dig up from the past are dead wrong, and others are dangerous.
Chinese traditional medicine is actually a good example. Their herbal remedies can be great, but I'm not eating tiger penis soup, or powdered rhino horn for any reason.

 

[mustbetribbin]

How do I make the lotion from the tea?

Howdy Doo Mrs. Weedstein?

Sure thing, well you simply take your tea concentrate from the boiled root extraction that you've prepared for yourself, and then you allow it to slow simmer to evaporate the excess water away, then once your concentrate has reached a desired consistency and thickness, you would then add it to which ever lotion or rub that you have decided upon, I haven't actually made lotion just yet, but I have made concentrated extracts plenty of times this way and it has worked good in my methods, helps if you have a SS screen cover while the tea/extract simmers to catch any dust or debris while the evaporation process is underway.

I'm not an expert on the lotion making part just trying to be helpful and guide others towards knowledge that might be helpful.