Hydrolife Magazine June/July 2016 (CAN Edition)

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What Does it Mean?
Entourage Effect: The interaction of
various compounds in cannabis.
Terpenes: The oils in plant glands
that give cannabis strains their
distinctive flavours.
Trichomes: Crystal-like hairs that
cover the buds of cannabis plants.
D-Limonene A-Pinene Dominance Pine and Sour Lemon Scent
SAMPLE THC-Total CBD-Total Activated-Total
OG Tahoe #1 0.2891 0.0029 0.0053
OG Tahoe #2 0.2172 0.0022 0.0118
OG Tahoe #3 0.2048 0.002 0.0044
OG Tahoe #4 0.1926 0.009 0.0074
OG Tahoe #5 0.1844 0.0021 0.0079
OG Tahoe #6 0.1204 0.0009 0.0045
OG Kush 0.2404 0.0024 0.0142
OG Kush 0.2091 0.002 0.0124
OG Kush 0.2033 0.009 0.0093
Strains receiving adequate ionic
micronutrient mineral applications
during flowering and trichome
formation have the highest potency.
OG Kush 0.1798 0.0013 0.0112
OG Kush 0.1788 0.0011 0.0062
OG Kush 0.1672 0.0008 0.007
OG Kush 0.1566 0.009 0.0037
OG Kush 0.1441 0.0013 0.0083
Fig. 2
differences of nausea, depression and
effects on appetite in the OG strains are
especially promoted by the differences
in the ratios of the terpenes affecting
the action of the cannabinoids. And
yet the ratios of the fragrance of pine
and lemon in the OG strains are quite
different in the Blue Dream, which has
a blueberry fragrance. Blue Dream is
a euphoric strain with calming effects.
It is not at all a mediator of pain and
shows a higher content of A-Pinene and
B-Myrcene and low D-Limonene and B-
Caryophyllene compared to OG.
A recent chemical analysis of more
than 1,000 strain samples covering a
wide range of varieties has provided
some insight toward specific types of
strains to understand how this works.
Yet analyzing specific strains in the OG
family (Fig. 2) can certainly reveal the
differences in the cannabinoids. It also
can reveal the wide range of potency in
the same strains. Some show half the
chemical potency compared to other
samples in the same strain.
These stark differences are the result
of nutrient differences during growth.
Strains receiving adequate ionic micronutrient
mineral applications during
flowering and trichome formation have
the highest potency. Minerals are the
genetic triggers for plant function and
Beta-Mycrene and Alpha-Pinene Dominance Diesel Scent
SAMPLE THC-Total CBD-Total Activated-Total
Sour Tsunami 0.01 0.1248 0.0073
Sour Tsunami W9 0.0079 0.1186 0.0125
Sour Tsunami 0.0104 0.1136 0.0078
Sour Tsunami 0.0058 0.1056 0.006
Sour Tsunami 0.0058 0.0802 0.0158
Sour Tsunami (Natural Daze) 0.006 0.0825 0.0055
Sour Diesel 0.0922 0.1191 0.0185
Sour Diesel 0.0973 0.1167 0.018
Fig. 3
cannabinoid synthesis under the influence
of UVB light in the resin-gland disc
cells. These mineral-dependent reactions
in the plastids and vacuole between glucose,
phenols and terpenes result in the
deposit of greater or lesser cannabinoids
in the secretory reservoir at the top of the
trichomes. Ionic mineral foliar sprays can
also stimulate more trichomes to erupt
from the leaf surface. High CBD content
with relatively low-THC content provides
the best pain and inflammation relief.
In the 1,000 test samples analyzed, commonly
used pain-relief strains rated high
in this ratio and that showed high levels
of B-Mycrene were the sour strains (Fig.
3). Therefore, for pain relief, I recommend
these strains delivered on the macrophage
cell CB2 receptors via the blood to
alleviate pain and inflammation in damaged
or diseased areas of the body.
Augustus Dunning is the CEO of Eco Organics
and is a physicist, chemist and an inventor.
He is the former systems ops designer for
the International Space Station and a former
regional manager of liquid, solid and electric
propulsion systems for Pratt and Whitney space
propulsion, Edwards AFB, NAWC and JPL.
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