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==Phytocannabinoids== | ==Phytocannabinoids== | ||
[[File:Phyto cannabinoids infograph.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Comparison of phytocannabinoids]] | [[File:Phyto cannabinoids infograph.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Comparison of phytocannabinoids]] | ||
Phytocannabinoids can be defined as any plant-derived natural product capable of either directly interacting with cannabinoid receptors or sharing chemical similarity with cannabinoids or both. | Phytocannabinoids can be defined as any plant-derived natural product capable of either directly interacting with cannabinoid receptors or sharing chemical similarity with cannabinoids or both. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entourage_effect entourage effect] is a proposed mechanism by which compounds present in cannabis which are largely non-psychoactive by themselves modulate the overall psychoactive effects of the plant (these resulting principally from the action of the main psychoactive component of cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)). | ||
*[[THC]] | *[[THC]] | ||
*[[CBD]] | *[[CBD]] | ||