The class of organic compounds referred to as terpenoids can be found extensively throughout the biochemical world, produced naturally in plants and insects. Chemical properties make them candidates in treating wide array of medical conditions, both as main treatments and as adjuvants to other drugs. In addition to creating the characteristic smell and taste of a cultivar, many terpenoids enhance or attenuate the effects of cannabinoids or possess independent medicinal properties. Potential treatment targets range from psychological conditions such as anxiety and depression to inflammatory disorders and cancer to antibiotic-resistant infections. An introduction overviews the nature of terpenoids and reviews biochemical and clinical data describing the entourage effect in Cannabis. A in-depth review of literature is presented regarding clinical effects of terpenoids found in Cannabis. Lastly, laboratory data for terpenes in Cannabis is presented for hundred of samples. This data is taken directly from the latest developments in the cannabis industry and is not available in medical literature.

Terpenes and terpenoids of cannabis: A medical review

254th National Meeting (2017)

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