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Know Your Medicine: Terpenoids
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By <span class="reviewer" itemprop="author">Bonni Goldstein, M.D. </span> on <span class="dtreviewed"> <time class="value-datetime" datetime="2018-01-25T13:05:25+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"> January 25th, 2018</time></span>
Terpenoids are the most abundant group of plant essential oils that exist in all plants, trees, and flowers. Over 15,000 different terpenoids have been found, with 200 described in cannabis. Terpenoids are responsible for the odor, color, and flavor of the cannabis flower.
Terpenioids are synthesized within the glandular trichomes and are most highly concentrated in unfertilized female flowers prior to senescence. They are reported to make up almost 10 percent of the content of the trichomes and also occur in lower fan leaves. Plants make terpenoids as part of their defense mechanisms, working as insect repellents, as well as bitter-tasting repellents for grazing animals......
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Know Your Medicine: Terpenoids
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By <span class="reviewer" itemprop="author">Bonni Goldstein, M.D. </span> on <span class="dtreviewed"> <time class="value-datetime" datetime="2018-01-25T13:05:25+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"> January 25th, 2018</time></span>
Terpenoids are the most abundant group of plant essential oils that exist in all plants, trees, and flowers. Over 15,000 different terpenoids have been found, with 200 described in cannabis. Terpenoids are responsible for the odor, color, and flavor of the cannabis flower.
Terpenioids are synthesized within the glandular trichomes and are most highly concentrated in unfertilized female flowers prior to senescence. They are reported to make up almost 10 percent of the content of the trichomes and also occur in lower fan leaves. Plants make terpenoids as part of their defense mechanisms, working as insect repellents, as well as bitter-tasting repellents for grazing animals......
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/01/k...erpenoids/