Functional Foods/Nutraceuticals - Hemp
Background
Functional Foods/Nutraceuticals - Hemp Background
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Importance of Topic to Practice
Cannabis spp. plant varieties are used for cannabis drug and industrial hemp (1). Industrial hemp is bred to have a lower Δ9-THC content (Δ9-THC is the psychoactive component of cannabis). The hulled/shelled hemp seeds and the oil and flour derived from the seeds can be used in food. These products have grown in popularity in recent decades. Hemp seeds also have a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine for treating functional constipation (2).
Cannabis spp. plant varieties are used for cannabis drug and industrial hemp (1). Industrial hemp is bred to have a lower Δ9-THC content (Δ9-THC is the psychoactive component of cannabis). The hulled/shelled hemp seeds and the oil and flour derived from the seeds can be used in food. These products have grown in popularity in recent decades. Hemp seeds also have a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine for treating functional constipation (2).