is concealed in itself by hemp? What associations does it cause? Most likely the first that comes to mind - it is a kosyachok which is smoked by teenagers, or a certain narcotic substance which intoxicates and stupefies.
But nevertheless conceals in itself this plant of it much what you simply do not know of.
Cultivation of hemp requires no chemicals, including pesticides. Even it is not necessary to fertilize the soil, hemp quietly can exist practically in any habitat. It increases very quickly and yields very big harvest (it enough only 3 months). Experts carried out calculation which showed phenomenal results: 1 hectare covered with hemp after increase, can replace the whole 4 hectares of the wood completely!
But the fact that it it is so good grows does not do it useful to human life. Where to find it the use?
First hemp is used for production of fabric of which respectively the clothes are made then. By the way, what is important, the clothes from such fabric very long are worn and is very strong. By the way, the first Levi's brand jeans just are also made of such fibers. And still fabric from hempy fibers very strong at contact with salty water. For this reason it is so popular in navigation.
Secondly, hemp is used in production of paper. The Chinese first paper as you already guessed, was really made of hemp. And today we exterminate the wood for obtaining the paper and by that we spoil the environment. Though hempy paper would be oneself also cheaper and more useful.
Thirdly, from hemp fuel is produced. Small stalks of this plant contain pulp which is easy to processing into methane, gasoline, wood alcohol, ethanol. Hempseed oil in itself could serve as substance, for filling of engines. And such fuel is considered eco-friendly.
Fourthly, the plastic production based on cellulose which can be extracted from pulp of a hempy small stalk.
Fifthly, hemp it is possible... to eat. Yes, it is kind of strange did not sound. Hemp is a food at what very useful. Seeds of hemp show good influence on a body of human using them because contain a set of proteins and vegetable fats. And that the most interesting, seeds of hemp are absolutely safe as they are not on gram narcotic. In old times, from seeds of hemp cooked porridge which something reminded porridge. By amount of the contained proteins and fats only soy can compete to hempy seeds. But nevertheless seeds surpass soy by quantity and quality, the proteins which are contained in them.
Sixthly, it is possible to make vegetable oil of hemp. It can be eaten as well as other vegetable oils, it is also possible to use on production taking it as a basis for production of paints and varnishes.
And, seventhly, hemp — still that first-aid kit. It contains more than fifty various chemicals which the medicine needs.
Here how surprising in practice was a plain hemp. I hope that I managed to convince you that hemp has a huge number of pluses which people, unfortunately, because of the stereotypes created very long time ago, for some reason do not use.