Kush



HINDU KUSH


Hindu Kush is a true kush, which differs considerably from the top-shelf “Kush” that is currently the craze in U.S. dispensaries. In many ways, it is closer to an old-school landrace Afghan than even Afghani #1. True kush varieties were not bred to be smoked as flowers; they are hash plants, intended to be dried and sifted for their trichome heads. So while Hindu Kush is an authentic representation of what is smoked in Central Asia, we don’t smoke it as it smoked there.


To most Westerners, Hindu Kush seems a little coarse and rough. That is simply because, normally, Hindu Kush is refined through extraction. Smoking Hindu Kush flowers is a bit like eating raw garlic, then complaining that it’s too pungent. Nearly all of Central Asia’s cannabis varieties are grown solely for extraction.



Medical Uses


Hindu Kush is used for the basics: back pain, sleep, and appetite. Some things haven’t changed in centuries. Occasionally, Hindu Kush varieties will produce rare cannabinoids like CDBV and THCV. These strains are so rare in North America and Europe that virtually no laboratory can currently test for their presence. If eventually found in Hindu Kush varieties in the West, the medicinal significance to patients will increase dramatically.


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Jun 24, 2016 | Posted by in PHARMACY | Comments Off on Kush

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