Frank from Toke & Smoke here with another information blog for you guys. What are Terpenes and Trichomes? And why should you care!
Understanding Cannabis Terpenes and Trichomes
Well, where do I start…? Sorry, I’m just a little burnt out from smoking a great blunt rolled with some Clementine. But, oh boy, the taste of guava is simply bliss. So, anyway, let us get back to the topic.
First off, you should be pretty familiar with that weedy smell off the tip of your fingers after rolling a tight and cozy joint. Next, you can thank and appreciate the trichomes or those small hairy glands from your cannabis plants. They are responsible for developing aromatic composites known as terpenes.
Terpenes provide your plants with different profiles and help establish the strains you enjoy, resulting in their taste, effect, and aroma. For example, the Clementine that I just smoked, god f*cking damn! That was delicious. Anyways, it has a lavender and citrus aroma followed by a scrumptious lemony-orange flavor profile that resembles guava (insert drool emoji). While the Red Congolese has more of a woody, herbally, and spicy taste with an intense, pungent, earthy nose. One promotes a relaxed high and the other an exhilarating energic buzz. Understanding this relationship between trichomes and terpenes will help you appreciate the taste and texture of your next batch of nuggy goodness.
Alright, let’s dissect the two and get a deeper dive into what each one contributes.
Trichomes, what is this?
Trichomes are little microscopic crystal-like substances responsible for producing over 400 compounds that determine the chemical profile of marijuana plants. In addition, trichomes help create impressive numbers of crucial terpenes, cannabinoids, and flavonoids that cannabis harvesters manipulate to assemble unique weed strains for consumers.
The higher the quality of Trichomes, the greater the results are, which makes Trichomes so crucial in the plant’s development.
Learn more at Cannabistech. (https://www.cannabistech.com/articles/what-is-a-trichome/)
Now, what are Terpenes?
These little f*ckers are what determines the variation of flavors and fragrance in your marijuana dispensary strains. That pine and woody flavor from your Pink Kush or that perfume of grapes and berries you get from a Watermelon Haze strain. There are unending amounts of terpenes that these genius cultivators employ to forge delectable weed strains.
Using this, we can conclude what the best options are for our cannabis essentials. Weed is so fun! I f*cking love it. Just considering about all that skunky, herby, gassy, and fruity buds covered in crystal dust make me shake in my boots or slippers, same sh*t.
Read more at Medical News Today (https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-are-terpenes#what-they-are)
Now let’s choose the suitable Terpenes!
According to High Times (https://hightimes.com/guides/what-are-terpenes/), these are the most common types of terpenes found in Cannabis flowers:
Limonene
Pinene
Myrcene
Linalool
Delta-3-Carene
Eucalyptol
Beta-Caryophyllene
Humulene
Borneol
Terpineol
These not only determine the flavors and smell of the plants but can also emphasize the therapeutic results. For example, some people struggle with stress, anxiety, or depression, so a strain with limonene, myrcene, and linalool may help alleviate those symptoms.
As for me, I struggle with insomnia, so I try to find strains that contain higher levels of linalool, myrcene, and terpinolene to help encourage a more relaxed state that elevates my sleep quality.
Recognizing the abundance of terpenes can be a daunting assignment; that is why most dispensaries have specialists committed to guiding you through the process. You don’t have to do the investigation yourself. Just chat with our team at Toke & Smoke, and they will be overjoyed to assist.
You can also use your god-given senses of taste, smell, and touch to determine the ideal strain for your palate. Like touching yourself, you know what works and what doesn’t; it just takes a little bit of experimenting!
Alright! It’s late, Frank out!
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