Terpenes

🌱Terpenes and terpenoids are the primary constituents of the essential oils of many types of plants and flowers with extremely high concentrations found in cannabis plants. They determine the smell & are major biosynthetic building blocks. Steroids, for example, are derivatives of the triterpene squalene.🌱

💐Terpenes play a vital role in plants. Some protect, helping the plant to recover from damage, they cause a strong reaction to repel predators, such as insects or foraging animals; others act as a part of the plant’s immune system to keep away infectious germs, increase disease resistance, attraction of pollinators, as well as potentially plant-plant communication.💐

🌲Pinene’s naturally piney scent can be found in cannabis, helichrysum, frankincense, rosemary, and pine needles. Studies have found that alpha-pinene exhibits anti-inflammatory properties, could protect the skin from UV damage & that both alpha- and beta-pinene have anti-cancer properties.🌲

🌺Linalool’s floral aroma is found in lavender, cannabis, birch bark, coriander & camellia (the tea plant). It is reported to promote calm and relaxation. Linalool vapors decrease anxiety and depression-like behaviors, makes the immune system more resilient against the effects of stress, may improve sleep quality due to slightly sedative properties & could also reduce pain sensitivity by blocking pain signals in the spinal cord.🌺