Entourage Effect: Alpha-Pinene and CBD
The Entourage Effect is becoming more and more of a researched and intriguing concept. It’s basically the enhanced impact that multiple cannabinoids and/or terpenes have when working together. Let’s take a look at one of the main ways that Alpha-Pinene (a prominent terpene) and CBD work together. This study, by the National Institutes of Health, explains how Alpha-Pinene exhibits anti-inflammatory activity. It says: We investigated the inhibitory effects of α-Pinene on inflammatory responses induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) using mouse peritoneal macrophages. α-Pinene significantly decreased the LPS-induced production of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor...