Pinene
Aroma: woody
Also found in: pine trees, parsley, rosemary, dill and sage
Medicinal properties: anti inflammatory, bronchodilator, antibiotic, anxiolytic and analgesic
There are two main types of pinene, alpha and beta, but alpha pinene is more abundant in cannabis. It has a woody aroma and can be found in large amounts in the resin of conifer trees such as pines (hence the name). Interestingly, pinene can potentially help with the short term memory loss associated with THC.
It’s also suggested as a potential treatment for conditions and symptoms such as
arthritis
dementia
asthma
SARS
acne
cancer (particularly neuroblastoma, melanoma, and hepatic carcinoma)
Blue Dream, Shark Shock, Pineapple Express, Citrus Sap, Double Dream, Grape Ape, Frank's Gift, Vanilla Kush, Critical Cheese, Cherry Limeade, White Fire OG (WiFi OG), Blue Haze, and Blueberry are all strains high in pinene —
@Ultraviolet, it looked a bit pink-ish to me. Some photographers use wavelengths during the shot that bring out certain features. The composite photos made out of different wavelengths are quite pretty.
@NegotiatedBubble, Urm I harvested the main flowers and left a few popcorn nugs at the bottom of the plant then put it back to veg, the bottom pictures are taken under a full spectrum lighting 400-700nm, heavily damaged from UV exposure PH tomfoolery.
An excellent article on Blue.
Many Thanks. Since I started playing with the other colours its nice to see the info getting out there. I'm completely convinced with adding more of the spectrum.
I would love to see a well controlled comparative grow between with and without adding the blue or extra colours using a typical grow light like from Spider Farm or similar as a base.
And thanks for all the links to those papers.
@TheFattyMcCoy, These are some clones from a previous grow, was meant to be a comparison between monster-cropped clones at varying stages of flower but they at this stage are growing equally well I can't tell the difference tbh.