CBD, Terpenes, & You
Terpenes are chemical compounds found in every plant on Earth, and they help to enhance the plant’s attractiveness to some creatures while deterring others that can harm them. Terpenes are the driving force behind how plants smell, taste, and even what color they are.
The same is true regarding the hemp plant, a cultivar of Cannabis Sativa, but we focus on terpenes differently than other plants. Since we ingest hemp-derived CBD for its effects on our body, it is interesting to see what role terpenes play in our Endocannabinoid system, especially when paired with CBD. This is why BeLeaf has always focused on Full-Spectrum CBD first–it is about providing you everything from the plant paired with CBD.
Terpenes and their benefits are not necessarily a recent discovery, people have been using the plants for aroma therapy for a long time, and those aromas that may help you relax, or feel more energized, are derived from the plant’s terpenes. Linalool, for example, is found in Lavender and is what gives it that all too familiar scent that can help you relax. But Linalool can also be found in hemp, and as we learn more about terpenes, we discover how they interact with our CB2 receptors and other things they can help with.
For most of the time, we’ve been looking at plants like Cannabis Sativa and Hemp for their medicinal uses; the focus has been on significant Cannabinoids like CBD. But, as our understanding of terpenes grows, it’s becoming clear that these aromatic compounds are essential too.
We provide testing results for all of our products so you can see that our oil is safe to use and what terpenes are found in it when buying a full-spectrum product. Terpenes such as these are essential for our health, and as we learn more about them, we learn more about why certain plants are good for us and how terpenes interact with our endocannabinoid system.
