Un futuro per la canapa? Dall'alimentazione all'industria, il potenziale trascurato di una pianta straordinaria (2016)
Cevolani, Enrico (Author)
Atti e Memorie, Rivista di Storia della Farmacia
Volume: 33
Issue: 1
Pages: 40-49
Cannabis sativa is a plant probably coming from Asia in ancient times, which is now spread all over the world. Its medical characteristics were already known in China, India, and also in Persia, Greece and in the Roman Empire. During the Middle Ages it was an important plant especially for those Nations which based their power on sea trades. For this reason hemp was so important, for example, in the Venetian Republic, because Cannabis was used to produce ropes and sails for the ships. Only after the Napoleonic Campaign in Egypt was the medical potential of Cannabis sativa discovered again. In Italy, Carlo Erba was the first pharmacist to produce a medicine with hemp. Now Cannabis has a great potential in different sectors. In food industry, its oil and seeds can be used for their interesting properties. In cosmetics, hemp oil can be used to moisturize the skin or to revitalize hair. Cannabis can be also used to produce ropes, sails, clothes, paper, and also cars in motor industry. Henry Ford projected a car by using mostly plant fibres like Cannabis fibre, and the result was the first car “grown from the soil,” as Ford said. In 2008, Lotus presented a new car constructed by using mostly hemp fibre: Lotus Eco Elise.
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