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Doctor Hemp Review

Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Freshniz - 420_Report in Health Products, Reviews

I met Dr Hemp on Twitter, and he asked me if I'd be willing to review his product.  I agreed.. and the first thing I did was scrutinize the product's labeling.  Being a habitual smoker, I wondered what the bottle meant when it said "Alleviates unwanted symptoms & Balances undesirable side-effects of cannabis consumption."  According to the Doctor Hemp website these symptoms and side-effects are:

• Frequent upper-respiratory infections
  • Colds
  • Sore throat
  • Cough
  • Sinus Infections
  • Laryngitis
  • Tonsillitis
• Aggravated allergies
• Congested lymph and swollen lymph nodes.
• Poor memory
• Attention Deficit Disorder

But before squeezing a dropperful of something I'd received in the mail directly into my mouth, I googled the ingredients on the back of the bottle.  Dr. Hemp warned me that the taste would be bitter, but that it was nothing I couldn't get used to.   There is in fact a very distinct taste to it, something that reminds me of a Chinese herbal shop... which happens to be where most the ingredients in the bottle can be found.

I said I would give a completely unbiased review, so I'm going to give you all my angles on how I really felt about this product,  how the people I've shared it with felt, and overall if I recommended purchasing it.

Ingredients and Directions

The ingredients on the back of the bottle were mostly misspelled, according to Google (Did you mean "...?").  A few of the ingredients according to Wikipedia are used to clear out the lungs. A few others were for anxiety and the nervous system.  (And surprisingly 'anxiety' isn't listed as a marijuana side-effect, I don't know why.)

Anyway, all of these promises just made me more excited to toke and try out the product.

So I did just that, I blazed up and tried it out. With 1 dropperful under my tongue I swore at the flavor. (Then I remembered I could take the dropperful in a glass of water.. I hoped maybe my memory would get better and I'd  remember to do that next dose.)

Nevertheless, as I tried to clear my throat, my voice was clearer and I felt thoroughly refreshed, while still baked. I was a little in disbelief and figured that it must be the placebo effect, so I needed a second opinion.

I got two of my best friends together and we smoked five joints in a sitting. I told them I had a product I wanted them to try which promised to alleviate the unwanted side-effects of smoking.  (They of course said the same thing I did, "What's undesirable about smoking weed?"  I replied, "Well you just try and tell me how you feel cause I'm writing a review on it.")

This time we each ended up with minor sore throats after smoking outside. What a perfect way to test out the Doctor Hemp,  I thought.  We each poured a dropperful under our tongues and I watched as they were taken aback by the bitterness.  I was used to the taste by my third dropperful. My friend whose a pill popper said that you know it works when it tastes bitter.   On a side note, the taste subsides after a minute or so but the smell lingers on your breath for awhile.   To continue, all of our sore throats did subside and we were on to playing video games and enjoying our high. Here's what my friends said:

"Whoa that tastes gnarly but I actually feel better from it."
"My sore throat went away and usually that's the only thing that bothers me when I smoke a lot."

My girlfriend, who was the most skeptical of the product, is ordering more because she feels that her lungs are more clear when she takes the Doctor Hemp.  I'm all about being healthy, but after taking 20+ doses in my first week of testing it, I was beginning to feel dependent.

I decided to see if I could replicate the good feeling I felt after smoking and taking Doctor Hemp by drinking a glass of water and taking multi-vitamins instead of the product. The results?  My sore throat didn't go away instantly.. and that refreshed feeling was left to be desired.

I even got some old time smokers (55-70 year olds) to try this out and they all agreed that it made them feel better after smoking. One even said if it got rid of her munchies she would become the number one customer.  But this is one of the negative side-effects of smoking which Doctor Hemp does not relieve... I would know, my appetite is still as enormous as always.

I own a Volcano Vaporizer, as I've been trying to take my dose of marijuana the healthy way for some time.  But even vaping can cause a sore throat if you do enough bags.  What's great is that the Doctor Hemp even worked when I vaporized, so overall I was very happy with the product. I'm usually very harsh and very critical when it comes to these health products as they often make a ton of claims but fail to deliver.   On its promises Doctor Hemp does deliver, and I would highly recommend Doctor Hemp for all Health Concious weed smokers.

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