Hemp root - an effective raw material for cosmetic products

Formulations are being actively developed in which the roots of technical hemp therapeutic orientation are already being used, in particular, several lines of preparations of both public and professional cosmetics are being created at once.

On the pages of the profile electronic edition of Ukrainian growers already described " The potential of hemp root ." Considering the interest shown by cosmetic and pharmacological companies to preparations made on the basis of technical therapeutic cannabis, it became necessary to revisit this topic to demonstrate that the aforementioned area of ​​modern hemp breeding has a huge potential that is not yet realized in Ukraine.

Story

The roots of the cannabis plant have a long history of medical and cosmetological use, dating back thousands of years. One of the first mentions about the therapeutic properties of hemp root was the Roman historian Pliny the Elder, who wrote in his Natural Stories that "decoction of the root in water weakens the reduction of joints, cures gout, is a therapeutic tool for a number of other diseases." By the end of the 17th century, various healers, as well as herbalists, recommended plant root for the treatment of fever, various kinds of inflammation, gout, arthritis and joint pain, skin burns and severe tumors. There is evidence that cannabis root is used to treat postpartum hemorrhage, expelling parasites from the body; disposal of homotoxicological diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, gastrointestinal tract and various kinds of infections. Despite a long history of therapeutic use, studies of cannabis roots unfortunately, for the most part, have not been carried out, and only a few studies have investigated its composition and medical / cosmetological potential.

Detected active connections

Hemp roots contain many different active compounds, including triterpenoids, freedelin, epiphidedenanol, monoterpenes, carvone, dihydrocarvone, alkaloids, cannabisativin, anhydrocannabisativin, N- (p-hydroxy-β-phenylethyl) -n-hydroxy-trans-cinnamidine, various steroids, various steroids, various steroids. such as sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol, as well as other minor compounds, including choline. It should be noted that cannabis roots are not a source of tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol or other known phytocannabinoids.

Modern studies of the biochemical activity of substances found in cannabis roots confirm the effectiveness of their use as:

- anti-inflammatory;

- antitumor;

- antioxidant;

- antipyretic;

- anesthetic.

Methods of making preparations of hemp root

Cannabis roots are not a significant source of cannabinoids or terpenes, but are rich in other compounds that have a potent therapeutic effect. Raw cannabis roots can be prepared by rubbing and chopping fresh root in order to extract the juice from it. There are many references to pharmacological preparations, which are based on cannabis root dissolved in water, especially boiling. In documents of the 17th and 18th centuries, there is a huge amount of references to the use of broth of hemp root. Freshly ground root, juice or decoction is also mixed with fat or oil; there is a description of mixing chopped cannabis root with wine.

In the economically developed countries of North America, as well as in Europe, hemp-based cosmetics are actively moving into the market. On the market there are body lotions, balms and lip sprays, massage oil, made on the basis of the therapeutic properties of hemp root.

Commentary of the Association " Ukrainian technical hemp "

The exclusive properties of hemp roots, which have a significant cosmetological / pharmacological potential, are not just shown by national manufacturers. Formulations are being actively developed in which the roots of technical hemp therapeutic orientation are already being used, in particular, several lines of preparations of both public and professional cosmetics are being created at once.