Myrcene

Myrcene is a cannabis chemistry finding as well as a terpene name

Myrcene, usually written beta-myrcene, is an acyclic monoterpene found in plants including cannabis. Cannabis trichome research identified beta-myrcene among the terpene products made in resin-producing tissue. That is plant chemistry, not evidence of a patient outcome. The terpene reference gives the wider naming context.

TRPV1 work looked at a possible mechanism

A 2019 laboratory study used expressed TRPV1 channels and whole-cell patch-clamp recordings. Isolated myrcene changed TRPV1-mediated calcium and current responses in that system. The experiment did not test people or a prescribed cannabis product.

Another study placed myrcene in a panel of compounds tested against Culex quinquefasciatus larvae and pupae, alongside in silico modelling. Its toxicity finding belongs to an insect-control model. It is not a human medical result.

The label is a record of the batch

If myrcene appears on a certificate of analysis, read it as a constituent result with its method and amount. It does not reveal absorbed exposure, the effect of the complete formulation or an individual response. NHS medical-cannabis information supplies the prescribed-product context, while the cell, plant and insect studies stay in their own evidence classes.

Related conditions

• Chronic pain
• Sleep disorders
• Fibromyalgia

Sources

• Myrcene and terpene regulation of TRPV1 (primary cell/laboratory study, PMID 31446830, DOI 10.1080/19336950.2019.1654347).
• Terpene synthases from Cannabis sativa (primary cannabis plant-chemistry study, PMID 28355238, DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0173911).
• In vitro and in silico studies of terpenes against Culex quinquefasciatus (primary insect and in silico study, PMID 29748726, DOI 10.1186/s13065-018-0425-2).