Phytol

terpenoid · nervous · Oral · Inhaled

Phytol, a terpenoid. Acyclic diterpene alcohol and the side-chain of chlorophyll; released during plant/cannabis degradation, with a faint balsamic-floral aroma.…

Acyclic diterpene alcohol and the side-chain of chlorophyll; released during plant/cannabis degradation, with a faint balsamic-floral aroma. Metabolic precursor to phytanic acid; reported anxiolytic/sedative, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activity in rodent models, with proposed (unquantified) GABAergic involvement. Cited in entourage-effect discussion.

PubChem CID 5280435.