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Industry trade name for cannabis strain. [63] Extract English. Wax product. [79] Feral cannabis or feral hemp Wild cannabis strain. [80] Flower English. Part of a cannabis plant. [21] Girl Scout Cookies Industry trade name for cannabis strain. [63] [73] Gorilla Glue Industry trade name for cannabis strain. [59] Grape Ape Industry trade name for ...
Monoterpenes myrcene and sesquiterpenes β-caryophyllene (binds to the human CB2 cannabinoids receptor) and α-humulene are the most common terpene compounds, and are present in most varieties of cannabis strains. The lack of exact standards makes it sometimes difficult for scientists to classify new terpenes.
A slang name for a cannabis consumer. [10] tea party Slang name for a cannabis get-together. [3] [10] [See cannabis consumption.] terpenes Organic compounds in the essential oils produced in cannabis trichomes that give the buds their fragrance. [62] tetrahydrocannabinol or THC A psychoactive substance found in cannabis, abbreviated THC. [See ...
All known strains of Cannabis are wind-pollinated [16] and the fruit is an achene. [17] Most strains of Cannabis are short day plants, [16] with the possible exception of C. sativa subsp. sativa var. spontanea (= C. ruderalis), which is commonly described as "auto-flowering" and may be day-neutral.
Cannabis strains is a popular name to refer to plant varieties of the monospecific genus Cannabis sativa L.. They are either pure or hybrid varieties of the plant, which encompasses various sub-species C. sativa , C. indica , and C. ruderalis .
Dronabinol (brand names Marinol and Syndros) is a delta-9-THC containing drug for treating HIV/AIDS-induced anorexia and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. [ 58 ] The CBD drug Epidiolex has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of two rare and severe forms of epilepsy , [ 59 ] Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes.
A terpene is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon based on combinations of the isoprene unit. Terpenoids are compounds related to terpenes, which may include some oxygen functionality or some rearrangement, however the two terms are often used interchangeably.
The provitamin beta carotene is a terpene derivative called a carotenoid. The steroids and sterols in animals are biologically produced from terpenoid precursors. Sometimes terpenoids are added to proteins , e.g., to enhance their attachment to the cell membrane ; this is known as isoprenylation .