As a general note on how Cannabis was used, it is mostly mentioned for muscle aches, cramps, ear infections. They primarily used the root but sometimes also the seeds.
The name hemp referred to a wide variety of species, including some from the mallow family, and non-hallucinogenic varieties of plants used to make cloth or rope. Also, even if some of them were hallucinogenic, it was probably at a much lower level than current plants, as they have been selectively bred over the centuries to emphasize certain aspects of the plant (medicinal or psychoactive). I read in a few places that the psychoactive species did not grow in northern countries in the Middle Ages, so if they knew about it, it was through manuscripts, not direct experience.
I haven't seen many references to hallucinogenic properties, and quotes from Pliny that are sometimes posted on forums are not verified to be Cannabis (they might be other psychoactive plants).
One of the alternate names was Kiki.
The one depicted in most medieval herbals is probably C. sativa. The eastern versions didn't come until later in the medieval period.
The name hemp referred to a wide variety of species, including some from the mallow family, and non-hallucinogenic varieties of plants used to make cloth or rope. Also, even if some of them were hallucinogenic, it was probably at a much lower level than current plants, as they have been selectively bred over the centuries to emphasize certain aspects of the plant (medicinal or psychoactive). I read in a few places that the psychoactive species did not grow in northern countries in the Middle Ages, so if they knew about it, it was through manuscripts, not direct experience.
I haven't seen many references to hallucinogenic properties, and quotes from Pliny that are sometimes posted on forums are not verified to be Cannabis (they might be other psychoactive plants).
One of the alternate names was Kiki.
The one depicted in most medieval herbals is probably C. sativa. The eastern versions didn't come until later in the medieval period.