The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) was founded by B.J. Palmer in 1926 in Davenport, Iowa, US. Palmer served as it President until his death in 1961.
An extraordinary cache of ancient, well-preserved Cannabis plant remains was recently discovered in a tomb in the Jiayi cemetery of Turpan, NW China. Radiometric dating of this tomb and the archeobotanical remains it contained indicate that they are approximately 2800–2400 years old. Both morphological and anatomical features support the identification of the plant remains as Cannabis. Research discussed in this paper describes 13 nearly whole plants of Cannabis that appear to have been locally produced and purposefully arranged and used as a burial shroud which was placed upon a male corpse. This unique discovery provides new insight into the ritualistic use of Cannabis in prehistoric Central Eurasia. Furthermore, the fragmented infructescences of Cannabis discovered in other tombs of the Jiayi cemetery, together with similar Cannabis remains recovered from coeval tombs in the ancient Turpan cemetery along with those found in the Altai Mountains region, reveal that Cannabis was used by the local Central Eurasian people for ritual and/or medicinal purposes in the first millennium before the Christian era.
Cannabis plants produce many compounds of possible medical importance. This chapter briefly explains the life cycle, origin, early evolution, and domestication of Cannabis, plus provides a brief history of drug Cannabis breeding and looks into the future of Cannabis as a source of medicines. Cannabis is among the very oldest of economic plants providing humans with fiber for spinning, weaving cloth, and making paper; seed for human foods and animal feeds; and aromatic resin containing compounds of recreational and medicinal value. Human selection for varying uses and natural selection pressures imposed by diverse introduced climates have resulted in a wide variety of growth forms and chemical compositions. Innovative classical breeding techniques have been used to improve recreational drug forms of Cannabis, resulting in many cannabinoid-rich cultivars suitable for medical use. The biosynthesis of cannabinoid compounds is unique to Cannabis, and cultivars with specific chemical profiles are being developed for diverse industrial and pharmaceutical uses.
The identification of hemp fiber textiles in markets, museums and private collections offers many challenges. This article presents a protocol for identifying hemp textiles by simple observational techniques and discusses some of the confusions that can arise during textile fiber identification. Determining factors include written and oral information, gross characteristics (best assayed by touching and feeling the textile) and fine characteristics (best observed by viewing the yarns and individual fibers under magnification). Suggestions are offered to assist collectors and researchers in their fieldwork. The limits of qualitative observations, as well as present-day and future analytical methods of fiber identification, are also discussed. The majority of the information presented here draws on the author's fieldwork with traditional hemp clothing from Eastern Europe and the Far East. All photos are of Asian hemp fabrics.
Journal of Public Health DentistryVolume 45, Issue 4 p. 278-278 Chiropractic Agencies Join American Public Health Association Dr. Carl Cleveland Jr., Dr. Carl Cleveland Jr. President Cleveland Chiropractic College of LASearch for more papers by this authorDr. Bruce Nordstrom, Dr. Bruce Nordstrom Executive Vice President International Chiropractors AssociationSearch for more papers by this authorDr. Gerald Brassard, Dr. Gerald Brassard Executive Vice President American Chiropractic AssociationSearch for more papers by this authorDr. Marino Passero, Dr. Marino Passero President Council on Chiropractic EducationSearch for more papers by this author Dr. Carl Cleveland Jr., Dr. Carl Cleveland Jr. President Cleveland Chiropractic College of LASearch for more papers by this authorDr. Bruce Nordstrom, Dr. Bruce Nordstrom Executive Vice President International Chiropractors AssociationSearch for more papers by this authorDr. Gerald Brassard, Dr. Gerald Brassard Executive Vice President American Chiropractic AssociationSearch for more papers by this authorDr. Marino Passero, Dr. Marino Passero President Council on Chiropractic EducationSearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1985 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.1985.tb01170.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume45, Issue4December 1985Pages 278-278 RelatedInformation
