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General HEMP Plant information

Uses for Hemp

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HEMP PLANT: (Cannabis sativa)

  • Due to the similar leaf shape, hemp is frequently confused with marijuana.
  • Common name for a tall annual herb (Cannabis sativa - also called hemp) of the family Cannabinaceae, native to Asia now widespread for its cultivation fiber.
  • Hemp production is one of the oldest industries in the world.
  • Hemp has been used for over 12'000 years.
  • Hemp can produce 4 times as much pulp per hectare than trees.
  • The cellulose from the hemp stalk can be used as a plastic raw material creating bio-degradable plastic.
  • Hemp plastic can be transparent or opaque, soft or hard, and used as a general purpose plastic.
  • Hemp is drought resistant.
  • Hemp is used for Clothing, Cosmetics, Paper, Plastics, Sailing masts, Food, Fuel, Wood products and Medicine.
  • Hemp can be recycled.
  • Hemp stalks and seeds contain less than 1% THC (unless genetically altered).
  • Hemp fibre is Stronger, Longer and more absorbent than cotton.
  • Hydrocarbons in Hemp can be processed into a wide range of biomass energy sources.
  • Hemp paper manufacture, produces less pollution than paper made from trees.
  • Echo friendly Hemp can replace most toxic petrochemical products.
  • Hemp was the cloth of choice for the early Australian pioneers.
  • HEMP CARPET: Not yet available in 4mt wide rolls, mainly because the lack of commercial production, however Hemp is currently made into small size rugs & runners.
  • The Hemp fiber, retted from the stem, was one of the most important for various kinds of cordage;
  • It was/is also used in making paper, cloth (canvas and other kinds), oakum for calking ships, and other products.
  • The male and female flowers are borne on separate plants.
  • The chemical derived from the female flowering tops is used medicinally and is the source of marijuana and hashish.
  • Hemp seed is used as bird food, and the oil from the seeds is used in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, and soap.
  • The dried leaves are used in Asia for a beverage.
  • The word hemp is used in combination for several other kinds of fiber plants, notably Manila hemp and sisal hemp.
  • The true hemp plant is related to the hop , which is used in making beer.
  • Hemp is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Urticales, family Cannabinaceae.
  • The hemp plant is harvested for its fibers, seed, seed meal and seed oil. Hemp is a distinct variety of the plant species cannabis sativa L.
  • Although both plants are from the species cannabis, hemp contains virtually no THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the active ingredient in marijuana.
  • Hemp cannot be used as a drug because it produces virtually no THC (less than 1%), where marijuana produces between 5 - 20 % THC.

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