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Caryophyllene

Pronounced / kair·ee·oh·FIL·een /

A peppery, spicy terpene found in cannabis, black pepper, and cloves that has been shown in lab studies to bind CB2 receptors.

Example in a sentence

“Caryophyllene gives some strains a black-pepper note.”

Also called beta-caryophyllene, β-caryophyllene, BCP

Sources (1)
  1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3165946/
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