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Jan. 7th, 2003
Cannabis linked to Biblical healing
Jesus Christ and his apostles may have used a cannabis-based anointing oil to help cure people with crippling diseases, it has been claimed.
Researchers in the United States say the oil used in the early days of the Christian church contained a cannabis extract called kaneh-bosem.
They suggest the extract, which is absorbed into the body when placed on the skin, could have helped cure people with a variety of physical and mental problems.
[...] Chris Bennett said cannabis was widely used at the time to heal the sick.
"The medical use of cannabis during that time is supported by archaeological records."
He said the ancient anointing oil contained high levels of cannabis extract.
"The holy anointing oil, as described in the original Hebrew version of the recipe in Exodus, contained over six pounds of keneh-bosum - a substance identified by respected etymology, linguists anthropologists, botanists and other researchers as cannabis extracted into about six quarts of olive oil along with a variety of other fragrant herbs.
"The ancient annointed ones were literally drenched in this potent mixture."
[...] Mr Bennett said the findings suggested that it was unchristian to persecute people who used cannabis.
"If cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient Christian anointing oil, as history indicates, and receiving this oil is what made Jesus the Christ and his followers Christians, then persecuting those who use cannabis could be considered anti-Christ."
Jesus Christ and his apostles may have used a cannabis-based anointing oil to help cure people with crippling diseases, it has been claimed.
Researchers in the United States say the oil used in the early days of the Christian church contained a cannabis extract called kaneh-bosem.
They suggest the extract, which is absorbed into the body when placed on the skin, could have helped cure people with a variety of physical and mental problems.
[...] Chris Bennett said cannabis was widely used at the time to heal the sick.
"The medical use of cannabis during that time is supported by archaeological records."
He said the ancient anointing oil contained high levels of cannabis extract.
"The holy anointing oil, as described in the original Hebrew version of the recipe in Exodus, contained over six pounds of keneh-bosum - a substance identified by respected etymology, linguists anthropologists, botanists and other researchers as cannabis extracted into about six quarts of olive oil along with a variety of other fragrant herbs.
"The ancient annointed ones were literally drenched in this potent mixture."
[...] Mr Bennett said the findings suggested that it was unchristian to persecute people who used cannabis.
"If cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient Christian anointing oil, as history indicates, and receiving this oil is what made Jesus the Christ and his followers Christians, then persecuting those who use cannabis could be considered anti-Christ."
Another admired poem....
Jan. 7th, 2003 01:00 amSix Apologies, Lord (Olena Kalytiak Davis)
I Have Loved My Horrible Self, Lord.
I Rose, Lord, and I Rose, Lord, And I
Dropt. Your Requirements, Lord. 'Spite Your Requirements, Lord,
I Have Loved The Low Voltage Of The Moon, Lord,
Until There Was No Moon Intensity Left, Lord, No Moon Intensity Left
For You, Lord. I Have Loved The Frivolous, The Fleeting, The Frightful
Clouds. Lord, I Have Loved Clouds! Do Not Forgive Me, Do Not
Forgive Me LordandLover, HarborandMaster, GuardianandBread, Do Not.
Hold Me, Lord, O, Hold Me
Accountable, Lord. I Am
Accountable, Lord.
Lord It Over Me,
Lord It Over Me, Lord. Feed Me
Hope, Lord. Feed Me
Hope, Lord, Or Break My Teeth.
Break My Teeth, Sir,
In This My Mouth.
I Have Loved My Horrible Self, Lord.
I Rose, Lord, and I Rose, Lord, And I
Dropt. Your Requirements, Lord. 'Spite Your Requirements, Lord,
I Have Loved The Low Voltage Of The Moon, Lord,
Until There Was No Moon Intensity Left, Lord, No Moon Intensity Left
For You, Lord. I Have Loved The Frivolous, The Fleeting, The Frightful
Clouds. Lord, I Have Loved Clouds! Do Not Forgive Me, Do Not
Forgive Me LordandLover, HarborandMaster, GuardianandBread, Do Not.
Hold Me, Lord, O, Hold Me
Accountable, Lord. I Am
Accountable, Lord.
Lord It Over Me,
Lord It Over Me, Lord. Feed Me
Hope, Lord. Feed Me
Hope, Lord, Or Break My Teeth.
Break My Teeth, Sir,
In This My Mouth.
How two-faced!
Jan. 7th, 2003 02:25 pmScientists: Biological Clock Is Two-Faced Protein
A two-sided protein that tells cells when to grow and when to rest is nature's timepiece, a discovery that offers help to those whose internal clocks have been disrupted by jet lag or health problems, a husband-and-wife scientific team said Monday.
The two-sided, cylindrical protein, which has been recreated in the laboratory and altered by the team to confirm its function, directs 12-minute growth and rest cycles in living cells, the Purdue University researchers said.
"One 'face' handles cell enlargement. Then the protein 'flips over,' allowing the second face to carry out other activities while cell enlargement rests," said James Morre, a medicinal chemist at Purdue's pharmacy school, who has researched the origins of biological clocks since he was a student 40 years ago.
[...] The body's biological clock, sometimes referred to as Circadian rhythm, has been thought to have hormonal and, ultimately, multiple genetic sources -- though it has been tenuously linked to cycles of the moon and to sunspots. The mechanism seems similar in all organisms, directing plants to unfurl leaves or animals to start a mating cycle.
A two-sided protein that tells cells when to grow and when to rest is nature's timepiece, a discovery that offers help to those whose internal clocks have been disrupted by jet lag or health problems, a husband-and-wife scientific team said Monday.
The two-sided, cylindrical protein, which has been recreated in the laboratory and altered by the team to confirm its function, directs 12-minute growth and rest cycles in living cells, the Purdue University researchers said.
"One 'face' handles cell enlargement. Then the protein 'flips over,' allowing the second face to carry out other activities while cell enlargement rests," said James Morre, a medicinal chemist at Purdue's pharmacy school, who has researched the origins of biological clocks since he was a student 40 years ago.
[...] The body's biological clock, sometimes referred to as Circadian rhythm, has been thought to have hormonal and, ultimately, multiple genetic sources -- though it has been tenuously linked to cycles of the moon and to sunspots. The mechanism seems similar in all organisms, directing plants to unfurl leaves or animals to start a mating cycle.