Terpenes are Aroma Therapy

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His current company, CReDO Science, is working to patent products generated from his investigations of the cannabis plant. Terpenes are found along with cannabinoids in the resin glands of cannabis and many other plants. Terpenoids are also essentially terpenes, but with additional chemical constituents, most often oxygen, as a result of enzyme-driven reactions within the plant. “Think of it like terpenoids equal terpenes plus chemically modified terpenes,” cannabis researcher Ryan Lee explains. “Like if someone did a renovation to a house and added a different back porch.” Terpenoids and terpenes are the aromatic elements that give cannabis its deep depth of incredible fragrances and tastes. This shows how minor and major terpenes work together to give cannabis its varied effects of scents and tastes. There are more than 20,000 terpenes identified in nature; about 200 are in cannabis.

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Excerpted from Weed: A Connoisseur’s Guide to Cannabis

Fog rolls over the hillsides on an early morning hike. As sunbeams break through the mist, they activate the aromas of the chaparral: the nuanced and layered sweetness of a bay laurel, with its touches of eucalyptus, pine and bergamot; the small bright yellow florets of fennel that form a bouquet bearing a burst of licorice and sweet anise.

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