Hemp oil

Many residents of our latitudes have negative associations when mentioning the word hemp. And this is understandable, because hemp refers to narcotic drugs. For this reason, since 1961, the cultivation, as well as the distribution of hemp, has been considered a criminal offense. A single international UN Convention in the middle of the last century firmly said "no" to hemp crops.

However, in fairness, it is worth emphasizing that hemp, as well as derivatives derived from the plant, have long been used in Russia. For example, hemp oil, which is considered an invaluable source of some vitamins, as well as useful compounds of natural origin. Fortunately, in our time, legislation does not prohibit the manufacture, as well as the sale of hemp oil with amazing properties in specialized pharmacies or stores.

It is worth noting that until the 19th century, hemp oil was considered the main vegetable oil in the diet of the Eastern Slavs. And only in the age of scientific and technological progress, the people's hemp oil was replaced by industrial sunflower oil. Hemp oil is obtained by processing the grains of a plant called hemp or Cannabis sativa.

Humanity first discovered hemp back in 60 AD. Even the ancient Greeks used the plant itself, as well as hemp seeds, to make an oil or drink called νηπενθής, the name of which, literally translated from ancient Greek, sounds like "a drink that satisfies suffering. " Hemp contains natural fatty acids such as linoleic, oily and linolenic. In addition, hemp grains contain sufficient amounts of glycol, valine, isoleucine, tyrosine and other amino acids. Hemp oil is distinguished by its rich dark green hue.

The benefits of hemp oil

Depending on the method of production, hemp oil may differ in a lighter color. The main benefit of hemp oil lies in the chemical composition of the product, which contains palmitic, oleic, linolenic, stearic, as well as oleic acids. It is also worth emphasizing that the benefit of hemp oil lies in the ability of the product to saturate the human body with useful polyunsaturated fatty acids of natural origin.

As a result of studying the composition of vegetable oil, obtained from hemp seeds, doctors and scientists came to the conclusion that the product can serve as an antioxidant, and in addition, a source of fat-soluble useful compounds and phytosterols. Hemp oil is not only used in cooking or medicine. For example, in cosmetology, hemp oil serves as a vitamin supplement that is used in the production of both therapeutic and simple cosmetic facial or hair care products.

In the chemical industry, hemp oil is used for the manufacture of paints, lacquers or olyphs. Hemp oil has found use even in fishing. It turns out that some species of fish are effectively caught using hemp oil as bait.