The active compounds of hemp products like our Full Spectrum Hemp Extract and our Broad Spectrum Hemp Extract work together to enhance the benefits expressed by the individual cannabinoids. When these compounds and cannabinoids work synergically, they produce what is called the entourage effect.
The entourage effect refers to cannabis components working together to boost or intensify the benefits of hemp. Full and broad spectrum extracts contain additional cannabinoids, including:
- Cannabinol (CBN) – a cannabinoid made from oxidized THC. The longer raw cannabis matures, the more CBN it will create from THC. It’s known for its relaxing qualities.
- Cannabigerol (CBG) – a non intoxicating cannabinoid produced from cannabigerolic acid during decarboxylation.
- Cannabidivarin (CBDV) – a minor cannabinoid with a molecular structure similar to that of CBD.
- Cannabidiol acid (CBDA) – the 2-carboxylic acid form of CBD and an essential ingredient found in raw cannabis.
- Cannabichromene (CBC) – a cannabinoid that particularly comes from tropical-region cannabis; it is useful for a variety of beneficial reactions.
The added terpenes and cannabinoids can affect cannabinoid receptors in your endocannabinoid system either blocking or allowing other cannabinoid molecules to bind or communicate with the connectors. Because of this, it is thought that full and broad spectrum hemp products provides a better response at higher amounts because it uses compounds from the entire hemp plant rather than CBD isolates alone.