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The entourage effect is the predominant philosophy in the world of hemp and marijuana. Many believe that you need to have the whole plant (or all the pieces of the plant in their respective ratios, as they originate in a single plant) to get the most beneficial therapeutic effects.

That said, generations and cultures around the world have harnessed different pieces of all plants for different purposes. For example, kava plants are prized for their roots, which have intensely calming effects. Folk remedies tout the benefits of certain plants for their ability to heal certain parts of the human body. They often equate a plant’s physical resemblance to a specific body part to the plant’s use as a specialized remedy for that body part. And because science has evolved to be able to study the realities of those applications, more knowledge about the uses of the pieces is available than ever before.

Because prohibition has limited studies on the hemp plant as a whole and its parts, whether using the whole plant is “better” is unclear.