The recognition and utilization of Cannabis sativa in ancient Xinjiang viewed from plant remains

doi:10.7523/j.ucas.2020.0048

Abstract

Abstract: Xinjiang is an important area connecting the east and west alongside the Silk Road. As a result of its dry weather and less rainfall, plant remains were well preserved, including hemp (Cannabis sativa). The history of Cannabis recognition and utilization in ancient Xinjiang could be roughly divided into two stages. Due to inherent advantages of the geographical environment, Xinjiang was firstly affected by the ancient civilization of Central Asia in the prehistoric period, mainly retaining the hallucinogenic tradition of Cannabis. During the historical period, the beginning of the Silk Road promoted exchanges between the Western Regions and the interior areas. The edible and fiber values of Cannabis were gradually accepted. Therefore, in terms of Cannabis usage, ancestors generally had a transformation from psychoactive agents to food crops, fiber crops, and even medicinal plants. In this study, we reviewed the Cannabis researches in Xinjiang during the past years, summarizing the ways and differences of Cannabis utilization, especially their causes in different periods. Meanwhile, we restudiedCannabis remains in Turpan with plant identification and radiocarbon dating, comprehensively sorting out the handed-down and unearthed documents, to explore not only the utilization of Cannabis medicinal value, but also to provide new clues for the spread of Chinese medicine in ancient Xinjiang.

Key words: Cannabis sativa, psychoactive agents, the Silk Road, unearthed documents, medicinal value

CLC Number:

K878
S563.3

LIU Yan, GU Man, CHEN Tao, WANG Binghua, JIANG Hong'en. The recognition and utilization of Cannabis sativa in ancient Xinjiang viewed from plant remains[J]. Journal of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2022, 39(4): 567-576.

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