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Terpene Spotlight: Farnesene

FloridaMarijuana.net

Cannabis has been used for thousands of years as a medicinal aid to treatment numerous ailments. Cannabis has been a source of food, fuel, paper, and building materials, a textile fiber, and a folk medicine remedy for thousands of years. THC and CBD are two popular cannabinoids, and have been used medicinally for centuries.

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Understanding Cannabis Terpenes

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

These aromas are caused by naturally occurring chemical compounds called terpenes, which are found in most plants and are responsible for giving them their odor. If you’ve ever wondered what gives pine trees their unique scent or what makes orange peels smell so intense, it’s because of the terpenes.

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Terpene Talk – Using Cannabis-Derived Terpenes to Find Your Perfect Strain

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

It’s terpenes, or “terps.” Most plants contain a whole bunch of terpenes. Terpenes” is much easier to say. Terpenes make some marijuana smell fruity while other strains are spicy, floral, or earthy. Terpenes make some marijuana smell fruity while other strains are spicy, floral, or earthy.

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What Is Guaiol & What Does This Cannabis Terpene Do?

Leafly

Originating in the guaiacum plant of the Caribbean, the terpene guaiol has been used in natural medicine for hundreds of years and is present in small amounts in some of some common cannabis strains. The post What Is Guaiol & What Does This Cannabis Terpene Do? appeared first on Leafly.

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Understanding Cannabis Terpenes and Their Effects

Veriheal

Many may not know that cannabis terpenes play a significant role in the benefits and effects of the cannabis plant. In fact, terpenes interact with these chemical compounds and change effects. In order to benefit the most from cannabis consumption, the terpene content or profile of a strain is just as important as the cannabinoids. .

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Best strains and terpenes for PTSD

The Cannigma

As with all medicine, cannabis should be used mindfully, in the lowest amounts and frequencies to obtain the desired effects to prevent development of tolerance, minimize the downregulation of the endocannabinoid system, and reduce risk of developing Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD). Best terpenes for anxiety. Best terpenes for depression.

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What Are Terpenes And What Do They Do?

LifeCannMD

About 140 of these belong to a large class of aromatic organic hydrocarbons known as terpenes (pronounced tur-peens) also known as “terps.” Terpenes are a major component of the plant’s sticky resin and are produced by the same glands that produce both CBD and THC. Ask your MMJ doctor about the terpenes you need!