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. 2022 Dec 6;10(12):3142. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10123142

Table 1.

Concentrations of terpenes found in cannabis. Concentration range is given by chemotype where available; Tr—trace (<level of quantitation).

Compound Chemotypes Rage of Average Concentrations Reported per Chemotype (mg/g Dry Weight) Reference
Agrospirol I I: Tr–0.50 [45]
Alloaromandrene I, II, III I: 0.004–0.08 [53,60]
II: 0.08–0.10
III: 0.05–0.10
Aromadendrene I I: 0.02–0.13 [61]
α-Bisabolol I, II, III I: Tr–1.10 [34,45,46,53,60,62,63,64]
II: 0.57–1.22
III: 0.07–2.31
α-Bisabolene I, II, III I: 0.13–0.50 [53,61]
II: 0.11–0.29
III: 0.03–0.50
β-Bisabolene I, II, III I: 0.05–0.17 [53]
II: 0.18–0.51
III: 0.12–0.71
Borneol I, II, III I: 0.01–0.03 [34,61,63,64]
II: 0.05
III: 0.009–0.02
α-bergamotene I, II, III I: 0.024–1.18 [34,53]
II: 0.45–0.81
III: 0.018–0.68
Cis-bergamotene I, III I: 0.07–0.11 [61]
III: 0.21
Trans-bergamotene I, III I: 0.12–0.28 [61]
III: 0.04
Bulnesol I, II, III I: 0.10–0.50 [34,45,53]
II: 0.090–0.19
III: 0.070–0.49
γ-cadinene I, III I: 0.41–0.60 [61]
III: 0.02
Camphene I, III I: 0.002–0.09 [34,60,63,64]
III: 0.001–0.48
Camphor I I: 0.001–0.01 [61,64]
P-Cimene I, III I: 0.016 [64]
III: 0.01
β-Caryophyllene I, II, III I: 0.24–8.20 [34,45,46,60,61,62,63,64,65]
II: 0.86–3.90
III: 0.16–3.17
β-Caryophyllene oxide I, II, III I: 0.005–0.06 [60,61,63]
II: 0.02
III: 0.09
Trans-β-caryophyllene I, III I: 0.02–0.06 [53,61]
III: 0.06
δ-3-carene I, II, III I: Tr–0.60 [45,46,61,64,65]
II: Tr
III: 0.065–0.070
α-Cedrene I, III I: 0.038 [64]
III: 0.023
β-Citronellol I, III I: 0.002 [60,64]
III: 0.001–0.003
α-curcumene I, III I: 0.008 [60]
III: 0.017
β -Curcumene I, II, III I: 0.014–0.61 [53,60]
II: 0.061–0.16
III: 0.016–0.09
Cyclounatriene I, III I: 0.02–0.13 [34]
III: 0.086
Elemene I, II I: Tr–2.70 [45,65]
II: Tr
γ-elemene I, III I: 0.104–1.89 [34,53,61]
III: 0.04–0.068
δ-elemene I, III I: Tr–0.392 [34]
III: 0.005
Eucalyptol II, III II: 0.010–0.07 [53,60,63]
III: 0.052–0.14
Eudesma-3,7(11)-diene I, III I: Tr–0.80 [34,61,65]
III: 0.05
Eudesmane I, III I: 0.33–0.55 [34]
III: 0.04
A-eudesmol I, II I: 0.02 [63]
II: 0.26
β-Eudesmol I, II, III I: Tr–0.92 [45,53,61,63,64]
II: 0.23–0.65
III: 0.085–1.01
γ-Eudesmol I, III I: Tr–0.80 [34,45,53,61]
II: 0.30–0.78
III: 0.010–1.03
α-farnesene I, II, III I: 0.02–0.06 [34,63]
II: 0.24
III: 0.002
β-farnesene I, II, III I: 0.019–1.96 [34,53,65]
II: 0.73–1.6
III: 0.008–1.4
Trans-β-farnesene I, III I: 0.31–1.06 [61,63]
II: 0.35
III: 0.05
Fenchone I, II, III I: 0.005–0.03 [60,63,64]
II: 0.02
III: 0.007–0.008
Fenchol I, II, III I: 0.047–1.09 [34,46,60,61,62,63,64]
II: 0.09–0.31
III: 0.028–0.138
Germacrene B I, III I: 0.25–1.27 [34]
III: 0.34
Geraniol I, III I: 0.01 [63,64]
III: 0.004
Geranyl Acetate I I: Tr–0.70 [46]
Guaiol I, II, III I: Tr–1.09 [34,45,53,61,63,65]
II: 0.27–0.87
III: 0.010–1.21
α-guaiene I, III I: Tr–0.50 [45,65]
II: Tr
III: Tr
δ-guaiene I, II I: Tr–0.80 [45,61,65]
II: 0.8
α-gurjunene I I: 0.1–0.46 [53]
Humulene I, II, III I: Tr–4.00 [45,46,53,64]
II: 0.64–1.11
III: 0.26–0.93
α-Humulene I, II, III I: 0.09–1.93 [34,60,62,63,65]
II: 0.32–0.36
III: 0.14–0.27
Isopulegol I, II I: 0.02–0.04 [63]
II: 0.02
Ledene I, II I: 0.11–0.13 [63]
II: 0.05
Limonene I, II, III I: Tr–9.1 [34,45,46,53,60,61,62,63,64]
II: 0.079–1.14
III: 0.022–1.44
Linalool I, II, III I: Tr–3.10 [34,45,46,53,60,61,62,63,64]
II: 0.27–0.35
III: Tr–0.36
Cis-linalool oxide I, III I: 0.002 [60]
III: 0.005
Trans-linalool oxide I, III I: 0.002 [60]
III: 0.002
Menthol I, III I: 0.001 [60]
III: 0.001
β-Myrcene I, II, III I: 0.12–14.8 [34,45,46,53,60,61,62,63,64,65]
II: 0.20–3.02
III: 0.18–7.60
Nerolidol I, II, III I: 0.02 [61]
III: 0.01
Trans-nerolidol I, III I: 0.019–1.66 [60,63,64]
II: 0.09
III: 0.005–0.07
β-Ocimene I, III I: 0.21–1.38 [34,53,63]
II: 0.02
III: 0.19
Cis-Ocimene I, II, III I: 0.006–3.9 [45,60,61,64,65]
II: 1
III: 1
Trans-Ocimene I, III I: Tr–3.8 [46,60,64]
III: 0.007–0.01
α-phellandrene I, II, III I: Tr–0.60 [65]
II: Tr
III: Tr
β-phellandrene I, III I: Tr–2.1 [34,65]
II: 0.7
III: 0.097–0.50
α-pinene I, II, III I: Tr–6.70 [34,45,46,53,60,61,62,63,64,65]
II: 0.068–4.63
III: 0.004–1.40
β-pinene I, II, III I: Tr–2.00 [34,45,46,53,60,61,62,63,64,65]
II: 0.054–0.80
III: 0.001–0.50
α-phellandrene I, II, III I: 0.003–0.7 [46,60,61]
II: Tr
III: 0.001
2-pinanol I, III I: 0.036–0.16 [34]
III: 0.047
Sabinene I, III I: 0.005 [60]
III: 0.001
Cis-sabinene hydrate I, II I: 0.015–0.08 [60,61,63]
II: 0.003–0.03
α-selinene I, II, III I: 0.04–1.36 [34,53,63]
II: 0.26–0.65
III: 0.094–0.79
β-selinene I, II, III I: 0.093–0.61 [53,63]
II: 0.09–0.34
III: 0.10–0.22
γ-selinene I, II, III I: 0.09–0.63 [53,61,65]
II: 0.06–0.09
III: 0.03–0.14
δ-selinene I, III I: 0.10–0.36 [34]
III: 0.09
Selina-3.7 (11) diene I, II, III I: 0.03–1.89 [53]
II: 0.05–0.07
III: 0.06–0.092
β-Sesquiphellanderene I, II, III I: 0.09–0.48 [53]
II: 0.14–0.23
III: 0.074–0.19
α-Terpinene I, II, III I: Tr–0.10 [45,60,64]
II: Tr
III: Tr–0.068
γ-Terpinene I, III I: 0.02–0.06 [46,60,61,64]
III: 0.01–0.06
Terpineol I, II, III I: Tr–0.70 [45]
II: 0.6
III: Tr
Terpinen-4-ol I, III I: 0.02 [60]
III: 0.01
α-Terpineol I, III I: 0.04–0.9 [34,46,60,62,64,65]
II: 0.29
III: 0.11–0.22
Terpinolene I, II, III I: Tr–13.9 [34,45,46,53,60,63,64,65]
II: 0.010–3.70
III: 0.019–2.90
Valencene I, II I: 0.001–0.06 [34,60,63]
II: 0.01
III: 0.16