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Caryophyllene terpene is for Peppery taste in marijuana

Tue, 29/Jun/21

Caryophyllene terpene is the only psychoactive terpene! It is responsible for the peppery herbal scent of marijuana, often described as an earthy taste and compared to rosemary or black pepper. Feeling weed as racy and spicy as you smoke most likely points to that the particular marijuana strain contains a good quantum of caryophyllene terpene, just like black pepper does.

To catch the very idea try to compare the smell of Diesel strains to black pepper – that’s the best way to learn how to recognize the presence of caryophyllene terpene in marijuana. And, why that caryophyllene attracts our very special attention out of many, we dig up in this post!

What do terpenes do?

Terpenes are volatile chemical compounds found in any vegetation: in plants, flowers, berries, fruits, and vegetables, including, of course, marijuana plants. Terpenes easily evaporate at room temperature and even lower, we inhale them as they fly, and that is how terpenes form smells and flavors for marijuana or any other fruit of nature. Terpenes in marijuana, like ones in red wine, gift us a colorful dance of splashing tastes and after-tastes.

  • A scientific phrase describing terpenes is “ethereal oils”, to be precise: ethereal oils incorporate terpenes. Ethereal oils term demonstrates the basic idea perfectly as soon as “ether” is air in Greek, so flying away and spreading smell is what terpenes are for. Such happens less if the temperature is lower, I bet you’ve noticed before, that even the most smelly buds give significantly weaker fragrance once stored frozen in a fridge.
  • “Essential oils” is yet another scientific term for terpenes because essential oils include the essence of the plant’s fragrance. Reads: essential oils contain terpenes. Simply, they make plants smell.
  • Terpenes affect the human body in various measures, bringing different effects, once they are consumed. Such includes inhalation. Terpenes are among the required nutrition for the living organisms, which is us.

What is caryophyllene terpene?

Caryophyllene terpene in marijuana provides a peppery, herbal, musky scent, and a spicy-earthy flavor. Outside of marijuana caryophyllene is found in black pepper, rosemary, clove, and in some fruits and vegetables but spices especially.

If you’ve ever smoked the traditional Indonesian tobacco-free cigarettes made of a local strain of clove, they feature this aroma too, thus must contain caryophyllene.

Caryophyllene is the only psychoactive terpene

Caryophyllene terpene out-stands from the whole cohort of all other terpenes in marijuana as it effectively interacts with the endocannabinoid system, namely it contracts the CB2 receptors in the brain. This makes caryophyllene a psychoactive terpene!!

Simple logic dictates that the same provision makes black pepper slightly psychoactive too due to good amounts of caryophyllene in it. I confirm smoking Indonesian clove was not a cloud nine but somewhat a cloud it was, just I knew nothing about caryophyllene at that time.

Psychoactive effects of caryophyllene

Caryophyllene interacts with the endocannabinoid system by touching the CB2 receptors, where the whole system works for forming our cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to stress. Therefore, caryophyllene is effective to overcome stress and depression, studies confirm.

Loosely speaking, it creates relaxing calmness and happiness as a feeling in the brain – next time eating black pepper, why not listen to your mind attentively to find out how caryophyllene changes your emotional state (a black pepper lover for life is speaking in me now).

What else does caryophyllene do for the body?

Apart from its impressive psychoactive properties caryophyllene helps the body to tolerate low ambient temperatures. Regardless if it is in marijuana or black pepper, caryophyllene improves the resistance of the body to cold by slowing down the activation of “cold and menthol receptor”, also referred to as CMR1 or TRPM8, that one making us sense freezing. Oh, that explains a lot about what happens when we eat way spicy food, does it?

What is beta-caryophyllene?

It is the same thing but the other name. Beta-caryophyllene or β-caryophyllene is just a more formal term for caryophyllene, while we tend to shorten the names of complicated compounds while referring to them. The same way we say THC instead of its full name Delta-9-THC.

Yet another (off-cannabis) example is carotene. As a word it is used in everyday speech, while the formal name of this compound required to build our skin and connective tissues is beta carotene or β-carotene. That’s in carrot, just in case.

Well, back to beta-caryophyllene, which is also β-caryophyllene, or caryophyllene, it sometimes shrinks to merely an acronym – BCP!

Caryophyllene forms the famous Diesel taste

Caryophyllene (beta-caryophyllene) forms the famous Diesel flavor, once in combination with limonene terpene in the Diesel strains of marijuana. As it follows limonene terpene is responsible for the citric taste.

1) Limonene terpene provides the citrus taste, and

2) Caryophyllene terpene is for the black pepper taste,

— together they bring us the diesel taste.

I only wonder, does it make black pepper mixed with lemon remind gas to us? Btw, the diesel taste of weed eventually influenced the “gas” to become a slang word for high-end marijuana.

Caryophyllene strains

Caryophyllene is just present in cannabis, but the greater amounts are found in Diesel strains, which are usually a very special gourmet’s pleasure!

1) The most original diesel strain is Sour Diesel which has lifted the diesel mania among stoners once invented.

2) Another beautiful diesel strain is Jack Diesel, the mix of the legendary floral aromas of Jack Herer with NY Diesel.

3) Most of the caryophyllene-rich strains contain the word “diesel” in the branding, exceptions exist – for example, Bruce Banger or fuel-stinking Chemdawg.


What are Terpenes

Tue, 20/Aug/19

Weed in a pocket produces smell, the scent is strong and merciless, it spreads out, and identifies the bearer as a stoner. The aromas of plants are produced by terpenes, volatile chemical compounds, which are smells per se, terpenes deliver aromas when we keep weed or smoke weed.

What are terpenes?

Terpenes are organic compounds present in all plants, they give smell of plants and all parts of the plants, fruits, leaves, buds, etc. Studies indicate there are 20,000+ different types of terpenes in nature, while 100+ types of terpenes are found in cannabis plants. Terpenes are very volatile, they are smells themselves, each gives its effects on human body.

What is the entourage effect?

How strong weed kick in may be a result of entourage effect as synergistic relationship of cannabinoids with terpenes which improves the impact of cannabis in the body. In other words, when cannabinoids and terpenes interact, an entourage effect is what we call individual feels.

Terpenes in marijuana

In marijuana more than 100 terpenes are found. We do not need to know them all, but some of terpenes are more popular than others. Like, Limonene is the easiest to be identified as it smells like lemon or orange, giving citric aroma. A very unique terpene in weed is Caryophyllene interacting CB-receptors, which makes Caryophyllene a psychedelic terpene, but it is more recognizable if we say it’s famous peppery diesel taste in weed.

Limonene

Some strains aim at lifting your mood and providing you with a creative front and an inspiration to complete your work. These strains are mostly of the Sativa family and contain limonene more often rather than Indica. From its name we understand it is responsible for the taste similar to lemon, let’s call it a citrus fragrance. Other than cannabis, for example, rosemary and peppermint contain limonene.

Also, consider smoking weed using glass bongs, it may help to accumulate smoke, mix it with air, and feel the presence of terpenes better. The same effect comes when you take wine from a wider glass with a narrower top, such holds the volatile molecules over the wine level yet preventing them from flying out of the glass for a while.

Larry Lemon on the picture offers a lot of limonene:

Pinene

If your stash has a pine tree scent or fir trees or orange-like, its composition has lots of pinenes. This terpene also occurs in many Sativa dominant strains.

Myrcene

This terpene occurs mostly in Indica strains. Myrcene provides an earthy smell that characterizes most of the cannabis plant types found in the world today. However, it may also be fruity and sweet. For example, the scent of grapes, and sometimes, it may have a gassy like fragrance like that of nutmeg.

Beta Caryophyllene

Caryophyllene terpene identifies as a spicy aroma, and is the same terpene present in black pepper or rosemary.

Caryophyllene terpene forms the famous Diesel taste in combination with limonene and myrcene. Caryophyllene is the only terpene which is also psychedelic as it interacts CB-receptors in the brain.

More about Caryophyllene terpene in weed and black pepper

Humulene

Its identification comes from its musky or earthy fragrance and sometimes may include being spicy. The Mediterranean dish “humus” shares the same root in it’s name, I’m not sure which of these two comes first and which inherits the name.

Linalool

It is characterized by its floral scent with a hint of spiciness.

Understanding terpenes is fundamental in the identification of different cannabis strains we purchase and use. Some terpenes enhance the high effect, some bring it low, and others have different medical benefits. And of course the best use of terpene comes of our preferences in smell, and now we know just a small bit more about the cannabis plant!!+)))

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