Passion Flower 2022
Passion flower (Passiflora Incarnata) is a climbing vine with white and purple flowers that is native to the southeastern United States...
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giavaldesynegual
Feb 2, 20221 min read
Taino Chief Hatuey
In 1511, after about a decade of armed resistance against the Spanish on the island of Hispaniola, the Indigenous Taino Chief Hatuey and...
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giavaldesynegual
Feb 1, 20221 min read
Yin and Yang
The ancient Chinese, being the earliest adopters of the hemp plant for food, medicine and clothing, also used it in their art. This...
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giavaldesynegual
Jan 4, 20221 min read
CANNABIS 2022
Pew Research Center survey data (April 2021) reported that 91% of U.S. adults are in favor of legalizing marijuana for either...
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giavaldesynegual
Jan 3, 20221 min read
Cannabis Smoke
According to the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information), part of the United States National Library of Medicine, and a...
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giavaldesynegual
Dec 21, 20212 min read
Maya Mushrooms
Kaminaljuyú, in Guatemala is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization. Primarily occupied from 1500 BC to AD 1200, Kaminaljuyú was...
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giavaldesynegual
Dec 16, 20211 min read
Rosemary
One of the most popular medicinal plants used in the country of Morocco is rosemary, a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves...
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giavaldesynegual
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Wool Benefits
The amazing, therapeutic properties of undyed wool were known as far back as 7000 years ago in Asia and ancient Egypt. In a study of the...
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giavaldesynegual
Dec 12, 20215 min read
Ziryab - Cultural Icon
The Early Life of Ziryab A cultural icon of Iraqi/Persian origin named Abu l-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi (c. 789 - 857 AD) was a true genius and...
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giavaldesynegual
Dec 7, 20213 min read
Antonio Maceo - Cuban Hero
Lt. Gen. José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales (June 14, 1845 - December 7, 1896), known as the “Bronze Titan” - an allusion to...
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giavaldesynegual
Dec 5, 20211 min read
Maya Chocolate Pots
This beautiful vessel of which type has been commonly referred to as a “Chocolate Pot”, and which is described as a drinking cup for the...
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giavaldesynegual
Dec 2, 20212 min read
Cannabis Anesthesia
The Chinese physician, master of acupuncture, and surgeon Hua Tuo (circa 140 - 208 AD) is recorded as the first surgeon to use...
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giavaldesynegual
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Medicinal Plants - HIV/AIDS
Today is World AIDS Day 2021. The world has made significant progress against HIV/AIDS. Global deaths from AIDS have halved over the past...
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giavaldesynegual
Nov 30, 20212 min read
Cannabis Culture - Japan
Cannabis has a long history in Japan, dating back to its pre-historical period. Fibre and seeds of hemp have been discovered in the...
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giavaldesynegual
Nov 28, 20211 min read
Samoan Matalafi
Indigenous peoples, including the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Samoan Islands have used natural traditional medicine (NTM) for...
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giavaldesynegual
Nov 18, 20211 min read
The Thracians
Directly influenced by the Scythian use of cannabis, were the red-haired, fair-skinned Thracians. The Mysians of Thrace, an geographical...
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giavaldesynegual
Nov 18, 20211 min read
The Scythians
The Scythians were nomadic people of Iranic origin (900 BC - 200 BC). Expert horsemen, they traveled along ancient trade routes, between...
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giavaldesynegual
Nov 6, 20212 min read
Ancient Rome & Cannabis
Pedanius Dioscorides (Born c. AD 40 - Died c. AD 90) was a Greek botanist, physician and author that served in the Roman army and...
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giavaldesynegual
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Ancient Greece & Cannabis
Ancient Greeks knowledge of cannabis went far beyond its use as a fibre. Cultures parallel to the ancient Greeks and Romans, like the...
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giavaldesynegual
Oct 27, 20211 min read
Why Cannabis?
Cannabis has been a sacred, healing medicinal plant for thousands of years. Cannabis or hemp is the oldest cultivated plant on Earth. A...
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