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Meanings of Indian hemp in inglés

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hibiscus cannabinus

Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.

hibiscus cannabinus

Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints.

Source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber.

Usage of Indian hemp in inglés
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Those of the Cingalese are arrack, tobacco, fungi and the Indian hemp.
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
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Only Fu-Manchu, I think, would have thought of employing Indian hemp.
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
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Can it be that we were drugged on that occasion with Indian hemp?
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
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The active principle of Indian hemp is a resin.
The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition
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There were pieces of thread made of Indian hemp and the inner bark of the elm.
The Scouts of the Valley
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They excite themselves to fighting by means of opium, or Indian hemp, which they smoke like tobacco.
A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
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Nepenthe passed out from the consideration of the world and then came hasheesh, which is from the Indian hemp.
New Tabernacle Sermons
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There is also another plant, called Indian hemp, which is a small shrubby kind of milk-weed, that grows on gravelly islands.
Lady Mary and Her Nurse; Or, A Peep into the Canadian Forest
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After the sarsaparilla was on the trays, he attacked the beds of Indian hemp, with its long graceful pods, and took his usual supply.
The Harvester
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Mr Sami says earlier reports that the ADB had proposed growing Indian hemp are incorrect because of Fiji laws which prohibit the cultivation of marijuana.
Radio NZ
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Take the following injection every night, and retain it: To a pint of hot water add ten drops of the homeopathic tincture of Indian Hemp.
The Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs
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"Yes; it is ' Indian hemp.'"
The Man Who Knew
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"Cannabis indica," I said-"Indianhemp.
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
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"Dakka," I said contemptuously, alluding to the Indian hemp on which natives make themselves drunk throughout great districts of Africa.
The Ivory Child
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