Publisher's Synopsis
Terpene Analysis is like a fingerprint. Strains under different names that have the same Terpene profile are identical.There are many, many chemical compounds in marijuana, including cannabinoids, terpenoids and flavonoids. Each has specific medicinal attributes, which combine to create a holistic "entourage effect," so that the therapeutic impact of the whole plant is greater than the sum of its parts. Terpenoids that dilate capillaries in the lungs, enabling smoked or vaporized THC to enter the bloodstream more easily. Nerolidol, a sedative terpenoid, is a skin penetrant that increases permeability and potentially facilitates cannabinoids to be applied topically for pain or skin conditions. Terpenoids and cannabinoids both increase blood flow, enhance cortical activity and kill respiratory pathogens - including MSRA, the antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Terpenes produce synergy with respect to treatment of pain, inflammation, depression, anxiety, addiction, epilepsy, cancer, fungal, and bacterial infections.
