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bhang

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bhang also bang  (bng, bäng)
n.
A preparation from the leaves and seed capsules of the cannabis plant, smoked, chewed, eaten, or infused and drunk to obtain mild euphoria.
[Ultimately from Sanskrit bhag.]
bhang, bang [bæŋ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a preparation of the leaves and flower tops of Indian hemp, which has psychoactive properties: much used in India See also cannabis
[from Hindi bhāng]
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Noun1.bhang - a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India
soft drug - a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction
Cannabis indica, Indian hemp - source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber


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Transcendence there is usually of the chemically induced variety, but before dismissing it, remember that Siva is intimately associated with the psychedelic datura plant, and that his favorite drink is bhang, a hallucinogenic brew made from cannabis.
Siva's in the house: Izhar Patkin's dance-floor deity by O'Brien, Michael / Artforum International
Transcendence there is usually of the chemically induced variety, but before dismissing it, remember that Siva is intimately associated with the psychedelic datura plant, and that his favorite drink is bhang, a hallucinogenic brew made from cannabis.
Reinhard Mucha by Archer, Michael / Artforum International
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