Enterprising attorneys for the defense in a few drug busts argued that the seized Cannabis material may not have been C. sativa, and was therefore not prohibited by law.

This taxonomic interpretation was embraced by Cannabis aficionados who commonly distinguish narrow-leafed " sativa " drug strains from wide-leafed " indica " drug strains.

In 2005, Hillig published a genetic analysis of the same set of accessions ( this paper was the first in the series, but was delayed in publication ), and proposed a three-species classification, recognizing C. sativa, C. indica, and ( tentatively ) C. ruderalis.

During British colonial rule in the mid-1700s to 1947, the Sweet Chestnut ( Castanea sativa ) was widely introduced in the temperate parts of the Indian Subcontinent, mainly in the lower-to-middle Himalayas.

It is sometimes included in A. sativa and was widely grown in Europe before the latter replaced it.

One feature of Min worship was the wild prickly lettuce Lactuca virosa and Lactuca serriola of which is the domestic version Lactuca sativa which has aphrodisiac and opiate qualities and produce latex when cut, possibly identified with semen.

Similar dishes in other tombs were thought to have held Cannabis sativa, confirming a practice described by Herodotus but after tests the mixture was found to be coriander seeds, probably used to disguise the smell of the body.

Those who demonized the drug by calling it marihuana omitted the fact that the " deadly marihuana " was identical to Cannabis sativa, which had at the time a reputation for pharmaceutical safety.

C. sativa was probably introduced to the region during the Roman occupation, and many ancient examples are recorded.

This relationship was confirmed on four plant species from three families – Rumex acetosa ( Polygonaceae ), Melandrium album ( Cariophyllaceae ), Cannabis sativa and Humulus japonicus ( Cannabinaceae ).

The standard definition of lactucarium in these codices required its production from Lactuca virosa, but it was recognized that smaller quantities of lactucarium could be produced in a similar way from Lactuca sativa and Lactuca canadensis var.

The seed of ordinary lettuce, Lactuca sativa, is still used in Avicenna's native Iran as a folk medicine, and a crude extract of the seeds was shown to have analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects in standard formalin and carrageenan tests of laboratory rats.

( 2006 ) concluded Oryza sativa rice was domesticated at least twice — indica in eastern India, Myanmar and Thailand ; and japonica in southern China and Vietnam — though they concede that there is archaeological and genetic evidence for a single domestication of rice in the lowlands of China.

( 2008 ) determined there was a single domestication event for Oryza sativa in the region of the Yangtze river valley.

According to Zohary and Hopf ( 2000, p. 91 ), O. sativa was recovered from a grave at Susa in Iran ( dated to the 1st century AD ) at one end of the ancient world, while at the same time rice was grown in the Po valley in Italy.

The new rice for Africa was created by crossing O. glaberrima and O. sativa.

Nigellicine was isolated from the widely distributed plant Nigella sativa L. ( black cumin ).

According to Zohary and Hopf, until the 1940s, C. sativa was an important oil crop in eastern and central Europe, and currently has continued to be cultivated in a few parts of Europe for its seed oil, which was used, for example, in oil lamps ( until the modern harnessing of natural gas and propane and electricity ) and as an edible false flax oil.

According to Zohary and Hopf, N. sativa was another traditional condiment of the Old World during classical times ; and its black seeds were extensively used to flavour food.

On December 13, 2011, Howard Eastman, who was previously charged with trafficking 100 grams of cannabis sativa, was found not guilty of the offence by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo, in the New Amsterdam Court, Berbice.

Most commercially available indica strains have been selected for low levels of CBD ( which is not psychoactive ), with some users reporting more of a " stoned " feeling and less of a " high " from C. indica when compared to C. sativa .< ref >" Sativa vs Indica.

The Asterales, by dint of being a super-set of the family Asteraceae, include some species grown for food, including the sunflower ( Helianthus annuus ), lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) and chicory ( Cichorium ).

:* Rice ( Oryza sativa ) is used as a model for cereal biology.

The effects of sativa are well known for its cerebral high, hence used daytime as medical cannabis, while indica are well known for its sedative effects and preferred night time as medical cannabis.

He considered the genus to be monotypic, having just a single species that he named Cannabis sativa L. ( L. stands for Linnaeus, and indicates the authority who first named the species ).

The common oat ( Avena sativa ) is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name ( usually in the plural, unlike other grains ).

* Tare, a colloquial name for the Common Vetch ( Vicia sativa ) and some other species of vetches ( Vicia )

The effects of sativa are well known for its cerebral high, hence used daytime as medical cannabis, while indica are well known for its sedative effects and preferred night time as medical cannabis.

From 1860 different states in the United States started to implement regulations for sales of Cannabis sativa.

The effects of sativa are well known for its cerebral high, hence used daytime as medical cannabis, while indica are well known for its sedative effects and preferred night time as medical cannabis.

) and rice ( Oryza sativa ) as relatively important food sources for soras in the Southeast.

1550 BCE ) from Ancient Egypt has a prescription for Cannabis sativa ( marijuana ) applied topically for inflammation.

Cannabis sativa preparations have been known as therapeutic agents against various diseases for millennia.

* Fitch, a name for the spice kalonji, the seed of Nigella sativa ( used in the King James's Version of the Bible )

Hemp ( from Old English hænep ) is a term reserved mainly for low tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC ) strains of the plant Cannabis sativa.

sativa is the variety grown for industrial use, while C. sativa subsp.

He described C. indica as having poorer fiber quality than C. sativa, but greater utility as an inebriant.

The authors assigned fiber / seed landraces and feral populations from Europe, central Asia, and Asia Minor to C. sativa.

C. sativa, the most widely cultivated in the Western World, was originally grown on an industrial scale for fiber, oil, and animal feedstuffs.

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa ( Asian rice ) or Oryza glaberrima ( African rice ).

The seeds of N. sativa, known as kalonji, black cumin ( though this can also refer to Bunium persicum ), onion seed or just nigella, are used as a spice in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines.

This process can effectively lead to the depletion of vital protective reserves of the sulfur amino acid cysteine and thereby making Vicia sativa seed a dangerous component in mixture with other toxin sources.

In Spain, a seed mixture known as comuña consisting of Lathyrus sativus, L. cicera, Vicia sativa and V. ervilia provides a potent mixture of toxic amino acids to poison monogastric ( single stomached ) animals.

They are part of a local panch phoron ( Bengali five spice ) mixture, where they replace the more commonly used mustard seed ; the other ingredients are cumin seed, fenugreek seed, fennel seed, and kalonji ( often wrongly called " wild onion seed ," and known locally ( though erroneously ) as " black cumin seed " Nigella sativa ; see also Bunium persicum ).

Nigella sativa seed

In English, Nigella sativa seed is variously called fennel flower, nutmeg flower, Roman coriander, blackseed or black caraway.

It is often confused with Nigella sativa ( Fennelflower or " black onion seed ").