Cannabis in Medicine

~2737 BCE – China: Shen Nung lists cannabis among his 50 fundamental herbs.

~2000 BCE – Mesopotamia: Assyrian medical tablets describe cannabis for pain and inflammation.

~1550 BCE – Egypt: Ebers Papyrus records cannabis for inflammation and childbirth pain.

1000 BCE – India: Ayurveda prescribes bhang for digestion, anxiety, and spiritual practice.

1st Century CE – Greece & Rome: Dioscorides and Galen mention cannabis for earaches, pain, and digestion.

9th–12th Century – Islamic Golden Age: Surgeons use cannabis tinctures for pain and seizures.

1850–1942 – United States: Cannabis listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia for pain, insomnia, rheumatism, and more.

🌿 “We didn’t invent cannabis as medicine — we rediscovered what history already knew.”

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