Terpenes and The Entourage Effect

The 21 carbon molecules found only in Cannabis are odorless. The plant’s terpenes are the essential oils of the cannabis plant that create fragrance. The odor of a given plant depends on which “terpenoids” predominate. Terpenoids (and cannabinoids) live in the plant’s glandular trichomes. Over 200 terpenoids have been identified but the most common are include limonene, myrcene, alpha-pinene, and linalool. It’s well-established the interaction between the cannabinoids (THC, CBC, etc.) and terpenoids have therapeutic effects including pain and anxiety reduction and can abate symptoms of addiction, epilepsy, cancer fungal and bacterial infections, and more.