Terpenes – Why whole plant medicine is so important

By |2019-09-24T13:12:18-07:00October 15th, 2018|Health Benefits|

We at ReAlign believe in whole plan medicine, which is why our oils are "full spectrum" or containing all of the constituents of the plant. Plants contain hundreds of active chemicals that all work together to increase healing effect, many of which are terpenes. In Industrial Hemp medicine it is referred to as the "entourage effect." The Entourage effect was a term created by Ethan Russo, M.D., a neurologist who has long studied cannabis compounds and their role in the body. In his study “Taming THC: potential cannabis synergy and [...]