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Mushroom Terpene Diversity

⚗️ Science First mentioned: Ep. 176

The observation that mushrooms contain a wide array of terpenes, many shared with cannabis. Discussed in the context of understanding terpene complexity beyond cannabis - that individual terpenes appear across the plant and fungal kingdoms, and isolating single terpenes from complex organisms is a reductive approach to understanding their effects.

Dr. Mark discusses how trying to pull out individual terpenes from mushrooms or cannabis misses the point - it is the combination of all terpenes mixed together that creates the unique effect profile. Connects to the ensemble/entourage effect discussion.

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