Future Therapeutic Cannabis - Isolated Terpenes
- Isolation of both single and combined terpenes is a very popular novelty for cannabis
Terpenesare substances that they form the basic building blocks of all the natural aroma. Terpeny So naturally we found in all plants, issuing aroma therapeutic cannabisnot including. The pursuit of the perfect fragrance is ubiquitous across the entire cannabis community, and it is meaningful that specialized extraction companies focus on terpenes as well medicinal cannabinoidsand other substances.
Fortunately for recreational users, patients treating themselves cannabis and the cannabis community in general is not only "squeezed" by the isolation of medical cannabis terpenes, it is a new mania in the modern, hemp industry.
With threeou "know-how" bestowed by colleagues from the perfumery industry and also by the hard work of many keen minds here etodology, as well as the technology needed to extract cannabis terpenes.
As an example, lets take a popular variety Sour Diesel. In addition to the physical properties that help us recognize the variety (color, shape, density of flowers, etc.), we can Sour Dieselalso be identified by a specific terpene profile. For the resulting aromatic mix , which is distinguished by the aroma of fuel, soil and citrus, we can thank the process of synthesizing terpenes that the plant produces in different proportions. This fragrance mix then contains not only very prominent myrcene, cariophylene or limonene, but also a range of lesser known as well as less prevalent terpenes.
Together, however, this mix is the true scent Sour Dieselu, as we know it. In order to "pull" this complex aroma and use it in its precisely preserved form, we must use the terpene insulation technique.
First extraction of terpenes
Terpene extraction and isolation is not a brand new technology. Todays hemp industry has lent most of its knowledge to the long-established perfumery industry.
The implementation of the terpene extraction technique is largely responsible for Trichomes Kenneth MorrowTechnologies who as such is in the hemp industry an elite club of pioneers and innovators.
As a very prolific cannabis advocate and educator, Morrow reaps positive feedback from all sides. In his words, he came across the isolation of cannabis terpenes by pure chance when trying to extract essential oils from a large amount of cannabis flowers. During this process he noticed that he was terpenedbasically "clog" the pump used to drain the oils. After a little research and smirking, Morrow succeeded in attaching his own enhancements to the entire device, which captured the terpenes before the oil was drained, which began todays excitement about terpene insulation.
Extract Methodsand isolation of terpenes from hemp
Process and technology of terpene extraction froma cannabis it is still quite rudimentary, at least as far as essential components are concerned. Further, there are several ways to achieve the desired, extracted terpenes, each of which has its own pro and anti.
As an example youTake the extraction by steam distillation. Although this method is relatively effective, due to the influence of heat and oxidation, the final product can be degraded.
Populárnějand maybe even a more efficient method is, for example, isolation with nitrogen gas and distilled water. TTechnology and methodology is here and is easily accessible to any cannabis enthusiast or patient who needs a more specialized treatment.
Hemp products based on terpenes
In countries where cannabis is already fully legal for both recreational and therapeutic purposes, there is a continuous innovation and new product market. As far as terpene extracts are concerned, two main species are still available. One of them is individual terpsuch as limonene or pinene, which can be used as any other essential oil - for example, as an ointment or scent additive.
On the other hand, we have companies that try to mix different ratios of terpenes to exactly imitate the consistency of terpenes in a given variety. The overall goal in this case is to isolate and transfer the exact essence of the variety to another product, such as edible or hashish oil.
However, the process of imprinting an absolutely accurate terpene profile is still very imperfect, especially since mapping and understanding terpenes as such is still incomplete. However, the terpene industry has a very promising future in the hemp and healing industries, and the day when the absolutely accurate terpene decal, such as the already mentioned Sour Diesel will be available, is not so far away.