# Hindu Kush

> Hindu Kush is a pure indica landrace named after the mountain range on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, where it was grown for hashish long before travelers carried its seeds west. It tests at a median total THC of 17.91% across 17 state lab tests of Hindu Kush flower, with the middle half of results between 17.03% and 18.89%, a small sample: another 217 results, 93 of them flower, carried near-miss names such as "Purple Hindu Kush" and are excluded. Leafly lists sleepy, relaxed and hungry as its top effects, from user reports.

Published by Official Cannabis (https://officialcannabis.net). Lab statistics: 17 state lab tests (small sample), median total THC 17.91%, middle half 17.03%–18.89% (Cannlytics cannabis_results, CC BY 4.0, analysis by Official Cannabis).

## Guide
- [Strain overview](https://hindukush.com/): Hindu Kush is a pure indica landrace from the Afghanistan–Pakistan mountains. Median THC in only 17 state lab tests: 17.91%. Genetics, effects.
- [Genetics](https://hindukush.com/genetics/): Hindu Kush is a pure indica landrace with no named parents. How seed lines differ, which Kush strains descend from it, and why the OG Kush link is disputed.
- [THC and terpenes](https://hindukush.com/potency/): Hindu Kush flower tested at 17.91% median THC in only 17 state lab tests, mostly from Washington in 2018–2019: a small sample. CBD, claims, caveats.
- [Effects](https://hindukush.com/effects/): People most often describe Hindu Kush as relaxing and sleepy; Leafly’s top effects add hungry. Reported downsides: dry mouth, dry eyes and dizziness.
- [Growing](https://hindukush.com/grow/): Hindu Kush seed versions flower in about 45–65 days and stay compact. Breeder specs, yields and difficulty side by side, plus its weak spot: humidity.
- [Where to find it](https://hindukush.com/near-me/): Plain Hindu Kush flower is scarce: 38 store listings in 9 of 27 US markets on Weedmaps on Oct 3, 2026, 19 near Los Angeles.
- [History](https://hindukush.com/history/): How a hashish landrace from the Afghanistan–Pakistan mountains came west from the late 1960s, became a Sensi Seeds classic and seeded the Kush family.
- [FAQ](https://hindukush.com/faq/): Answers to the most-searched questions about Hindu Kush: indica or sativa, landrace, THC, CBD, taste, sleepiness, Purple Hindu Kush, OG Kush and flowering.

## Comparisons
- [Hindu Kush vs OG Kush](https://hindukush.com/vs/og-kush/): Hindu Kush vs OG Kush: a pure indica landrace against the hybrid it may have parented, compared on state-lab THC, effects, flavor and lineage.
- [Hindu Kush vs Northern Lights](https://hindukush.com/vs/northern-lights/): Hindu Kush vs Northern Lights: two classic indicas with Afghan roots, compared on state-lab THC, lineage, effects, flowering and how often stores carry them.
- [Hindu Kush vs Grape Ape](https://hindukush.com/vs/grape-ape/): Hindu Kush vs Grape Ape: an earthy landrace against a grape-flavored indica with an Afghani parent, compared on state-lab THC, effects and lineage.
- [Hindu Kush vs Durban Poison](https://hindukush.com/vs/durban-poison/): Hindu Kush vs Durban Poison: a mountain indica landrace against a South African sativa landrace, compared on state-lab THC, origin and effects.
- [Hindu Kush vs Blue Dream](https://hindukush.com/vs/blue-dream/): Hindu Kush vs Blue Dream: a sleepy indica landrace against a creative sativa-dominant hybrid, compared on state-lab THC, effects and availability.
- [Hindu Kush vs Purple Urkle](https://hindukush.com/vs/purple-urkle/): Hindu Kush vs Purple Urkle: two indicas Leafly users call sleepy, compared on state-lab THC, lineage, flavor and how often stores carry them.

## Data
- [Lab test CSV](https://hindukush.com/data/hindu-kush-lab-tests.csv): one row per test (state, date, lab, product, THC, CBD, terpenes)
- [Full text for LLMs](https://hindukush.com/llms-full.txt)