This book traces the history and importance of hemp in various medical systems and teachings, and gives a wealth of practical applications and recipes.About the Author:
Christian Rätsch, born in 1952, studied ancient German studies, ethnology and folklore in Hamburg. He learned the Mayan language of the Lacandon Indians living in Mexico, with whom he lived for a total of three years. For the past twenty years, Rätsch has been researching shamanic cultures around the world and their ethnopharmacological, ethnomedical, and ritual uses of plants. Christian Rätsch is an internationally sought-after speaker and scientific director for the research of indigenous healing traditions (among others for GEO). He is the author of several books that have been translated into many languages.
