Terpenes organic compounds that make up essential oils of plants. Some Terpines effect the plants smell and taste while others have been found to have a wide range of medicinal purposes.

Isopulegol

Description:

Isopulegol is a chemical precursor to menthol and has a variety of promising routes for therapeutic research. Studies have shown that isopulegol possesses gastroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects, and reduces the severity of seizures in animal models.

Effects:

• Anti-convulsive
• Anti-inflammatory
• antioxidant
• Gastroprotective
• Stress-reducer

Uses:

• Anxiety / Stress
• Inflammation
• Seizures

Bisabolol

Description:

Bisabolol is the primary constituent of German chamomile essential oil and has recently been shown to induce apoptosis in models of leukemia.

Effects:

• Anti-Irritant
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-Microbial
• Pain Reliever

Uses:

• Inflammation
• Pain

α-Pinene
(Alpha-Pinene)

Description:

α Pinene accounts for cannabis’ familiar odor, often associated with pine trees and turpentine. α Pinene is the most common naturally occurring terpenoid and acts as both an anti-inflammatory and a bronchodilator.

Effects:

• Anti-Depressant (SRC: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22867633 )
• Anti-Bacterial (SRC: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22634841 )
• Cytotoxic (SRC: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4266698/ )
• Anti-Microbial (SRC: http://naturalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/molecules-17-02704.pdf )

Uses:

• Asthma
• Bacterial Infections
• Dementia
• Inflammation

β-Pinene
(Beta-Pinene)

Description:

beta-Pinene is a monoterpene, an organic compound found in plants. It is one of the two isomers of pinene, the other being α-pinene. It is colorless liquid soluble in alcohol, but not water. It has a woody-green pine-like smell.

Effects:

• Anti-Depressant (SRC: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22867633 )
• Anti-Bacterial (SRC: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22634841 )
• Cytotoxic (SRC: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4266698/ )
• Anti-Microbial (SRC: http://naturalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/molecules-17-02704.pdf )

Uses:

• Asthma
• Bacterial Infections
• Dementia
• Inflammation

Guaiol 

Description:

Guaiol is a sesquiterpenoid# alcohol found in Cannabis and it has been associated with the decreased anxiolytic activity. Guaiol has been used for a wide variety of ailments from coughs to constipation to arthritis.

Effects:

• Anti-Microbial (Src: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17385913 )

Uses:

• Bacterial Infections

Alpha-Humulene

Description:

Humulene is an effective anti-inflammatory and analgesic.

Effects:

• Anti-Inflammatory (Src: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17559833 , https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2785529/ )
• Analgesic (Painkiller)

Uses:

• Anti-Inflammatory
• Painkiller
• Appetite Suppressant.

α-Terpinene
(Alpha-Terpinene)

Description:

Terpinolene is a sedative terpene that produces an acrid smoke when burned, Terpinolene has been shown to prevent the spread of cancer.

Effects:

• Anti-oxidant ( Src: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24084350 )
• Reduces the spread of cancer (Src: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3362481/ , https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24084350 )
• Sedative (Src: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23339024 )

Uses:

• Cancer
• Insomnia