Analysis of terpenes in cannabis medication
Terpenes are natural components of plants and are also found in cannabis medication. WESSLING provides terpene profiles of cannabis medication from which conclusions can be drawn about the quality characteristics of the medicines, such as time of harvest, processing, climatic cultivation and storage conditions. These are important indicators of the freshness of the product.
About terpenes
Terpenes are found in almost every plant and influence the smell and taste of, for example, herbs, fruits and hemp/cannabis. They differ from variety to variety. Since terpenes are volatile, analysis can provide information about how fresh the product is.
Medical research is also concerned with the “entourage effect”, i.e. the interaction of cannabinoids and terpenes and their effects on the effectiveness of cannabis medication.
We test for the following terpenes in our GMP-certified laboratories and, on this basis, create a comprehensive terpene profile for our customers in the pharmaceutical industry:
- (-)-α-Bisabolol
- Camphene
- δ-3-Carene
- β-Caryophyllene
- (-)-Caryophyllenoxid
- 1,8-Cineole (eucalyptol)
- Geraniol
- (-)-Guaiol
- α-Humulene
- p-Isopropyltoluene (p-cymene)
- (-)-Isopulegol
- d-Limonene
- Linalool
- β-Myrcene
- Nerolidol
- Ocimene
- α-Pinene
- (-)-β-Pinene
- α-Terpinene
- γ-Terpinene
- Terpinolene
The qualitative and quantitative analysis is conducted using gas chromatographic headspace methods. In addition, we can offer you a product-specific validation of the method.
Your contact regarding the analysis of terpenes in cannabis medication
We will be happy to support you.
- Dr. Maik Siebelmann
- +49 251 13 39 880
- pharma@wessling.de
