Hemp seeds widely used in bodybuilding, inflammation

What are hemp seeds(Huo Ma Ren)?
It refers to the dried ripe fruits of Cannabis sativa L., a plant in the family Moraceae. Therefore, other names include Fructus Cannabis, Semen Cannabis Sativae, shelled hemp seed, and so on. It is cultivated all over China, but mainly produced in Shandong, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Jiangsu and other places. Usually it is collected during autumn when the fruits are ripe. And then get rid of the impurities, dry in the sun, and use raw and smashed.

Cannabis sativa is an annual herb, 1 to 3 meters. Sturdy stems are erect, densely pubescent, and with longitudinal grooves. Palmate compound leaf is alternate or opposite in the lower part. Flowers bloom in summer, arrange into long and sparse panicles that are acrogenous or axillary. Achenes are flat and oval, 4 to 5.5mm in length, 2.5 to 4mm in diameter, gray-brown, with fine reticular pattern, wrapped in the brown persistent bracts. Peel is thin, brittle, and easily broken. Seed coat is green, and with 2 white, oil-rich cotyledons. It has slightly odor and taste.

Benefits of hemp seeds
The elderly tend to suffer from constipation due to the exhaustion of both blood and body fluid. Failing to poop smoothly is quite miserable, in particular when this condition lasts for even a few days. When this happens, the use of strong laxative may lead to diarrhea and the recurred constipation. Apparently common purgatives are not a good idea. Anyway that is where the hemp seeds come in thanks to its mild laxation. No wonder it is frequently found in most Chinese patent medicine for deficiency-induced constipation, such as Ma Zi Ren Wan (Cannabis Fruit Pill), Ma Ren Run Chang Wan (Cannabis Fruit Demulcent Pill), Ma Ren Zi Pi Wan (Semen Cannabis Sativae Spleen-tonifying Pills), Ma Ren Ruan Jiao Nang (Hemp Seed Oil Capsules), etc. Besides, it contains abundant fatty oils that are very beneficial to the human body, including large amounts of linoleic acid, linolenic acid and other unsaturated fatty acids. And today, it is also widely used in bodybuilding, inflammation, Eczema, weight loss, cancer, joint pain, etc.