The entourage effect is a theory that says all the elements present in cannabis function better when they function together. Therefore it offers better results when all of them are consumed together than taking a single element.
The cannabis plant comprises over 120 varied phytocannabinoids. This compound is known to impact your endocannabinoid system, which is responsible for maintaining the balance of your body.
CBD (Cannabidiol) and THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) are two of the famous phytocannabinoids found in cannabis. People either consume these two together or separately.
Moreover, research shows that consuming both combined with another organic element called terpenoids or terpenes has a larger effect on the human body and mind than only taking THC and CBD.
Terpenes are small organic elements found in cannabis that activate ‘the entourage effect’ when encountering other phytocannabinoids.
Why Do People Rejoice the Entourage Effect More?
The main reason people prefer to take phytocannabinoids like CBD and THC along with terpenes is that it offers therapeutic benefits.
A study in 2011 showed that people buy terpenes and phytocannabinoids because consuming them together offers benefits like stress release, pain relief, anxiety control, reduced inflammation, fungal infection prevention, etc.
Besides that, the research found out that certain terpenes offer anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects that improve CBD’s therapeutic powers when consumed together.
Although the entourage effect is only a theory, not all studies and research support it.
For instance, a study from 2019 experimented few common terpenes both in combination and separately to improve the effect of THC, but it showed no changes on cannabinoid receptors even after the addition of terpenes.
However, this doesn’t prove that the entourage effect doesn’t exist, but more research is required to check how terpenes react with TCH in our body or brain.
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