Looking For Info. On Using Cannabis Roots

Question may have been asked before if so post link as I can't find anything. Looking for recipes. I am am also looking to learn how to make it into a paste. Thanks

there is no THC in the roots but i guess you could eat them if your hungry

i heard hey help in healing salves for wounds....someone probably needs to do some research/studies on this because there probably arnt any done yet.

Actually there is plenty of info that show cannabis roots to have anti-inflammatory properties. My question is how do you make it useable for salves and such.

CanniMed said:

Actually there is plenty of info that show cannabis roots to have anti-inflammatory properties. My question is how do you make it useable for salves and such.

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My guess would be to use them like the Native Indian used Weeping Willow branches.

Grind them up into a paste. Make them into a tea . Just throwing ideas out there. I'd probably dry them out some first.

CanniMed said:

Actually there is plenty of info that show cannabis roots to have anti-inflammatory properties. My question is how do you make it useable for salves and such.

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this is what I found,
Note to readers: This was my first root balm explorations thread here on Green Passion...I had posted the info on another site when I was a member there but with little response, the primary interest there was cannabis buds.When I came here I refined the info and started this thread...since then others have taken this info and run with it, coming up with some wonderful refinements and discoveries.So, please keep th@ in mind as you read this thread. Much of the information has been refined since this thread began...seek also the other root balm threads on Green Passion for more information and inspiration! muhahahaa.

WARNING:I do not recommend consuming canna-root oil!...For external use only!
I do not know the effect th@ alkaloids might have if consumed.It COULD be dangerous.
UPDATE: One of our GPeeps, Desiderata, has done some research and the amount of alkaloids is negligble compared to the amount needed to cause harm....One would have to eat several pounds of roots to get a dose th@ large.
muA


I've been trying to get the most out of my cannabis plant...I cure and smoke the buds...I make canna-oil from the leaves, stems and popcorn buds {and buds when I can spare them!}...I'm experimenting with rhetting the thicker branches and stems to make my own paper...and th@ left me with the roots.

Last harvest I made some canna balm with leaf stem and popcorn buds...whilst it did help with minor abrasions and burns, it seemed pretty useless when it came to muscles, sinew, bone and ligament.

This harvest I decided to make my balm with the dried rootmass of 1 skunkmix plant and the freshly harvested rootmass of a haze plant.

I tore these up into smallish pieces...Ideally I would have ground them in a blender...but I don't have one!

...I put the torn up rootmass and 2 cups of oil into a slow cooker with 6 cups of water.
The reason I put 3-1 water-oil is this way I can keep it @ a roiling boil without deepfrying the roots.

I leave the cooker on 12-14 hours, checking it to top up the water as it evaporates {I put the lid on but it still does evaporate} and @ the end I pull the root pulp out and strain the lot through a clean giant sized chux cloth {pre-washed} and put it in the freezer to...freeze

The root pulp can be put back into the cooker with some more water to boil a few more hours...do not put more oil in...the purpose of this second 'cook' is to release the remaining oil and alkaloids from the roots.
When done, strain and freeze like the first batch...

Depending on if you squeezed out the root pulp the first batch, you might get up to the same amount of oil from the second batch you 'cook'.

When the water has frozen, pour off the oil from both batches into a pot and heat gently on the stove...dissolve some bee's wax into the oil...a piece half the size of your thumb would be enough to make 2 or more cups of balm...add small pieces and dissolve it into the oil....test it every now and then to see how thick it is.
With a little practice you can get the consistency you want to make it spreadable @room temp.

Scent can be added now if you want it aromatic...or there are other ingredients you can add and experiment with.
My next batch of this balm with also have cinnamon bark, oregano, basil 'cooked' with the roots in oil to, hopefully, make a better balm!
One could also throw in a Brugmansia flower or two to help with spasticity.

Rubbing this balm into my joints is like no pain medicine I've had before.
It doesn't make the pain bearable, nor does it lessen it, it seems to stop it entirely...not numbing it....making it like it was never there!
This is a new experience in pain relief for me.
The spasticity and stiffness I normally experience is lessened to the point of indifference...and I've only been using this a week!

The reason this works so well is the alkaloids in the roots.

If you want to explore this further google cannabis+root+alkaloid+balm and you will have some reading ahead! hehehe

If you grow...you have roots...if you have these roots, make the balm....even if YOU don't need it...someone will...a parent/grandparent/loved one...

I am pretty sure powdered roots would get through in the mail....perhaps someone could start a 'rootbank' and send their unwanted roots to those who could use them.

My next area of research is going to be into which strains have the best roots for this balm

Hope this helps...anyone who tries this, please chime in!

muA

Edited by mediuseA , 19 April 2012 - 10:04 AM.