Get Terpenoid Blend

Examples of terpenoids are: carvacrol, citronellal, geraniol, linalool, linalyl acetate, piperitone, menthol, and thymol (Hyldgaard et al., 2012).

Plant families rich in terpenoids include Acanthaceae, Anacardiaceae, Apocynaceae, Araliaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Asteraceae, Betulaceae, Cannabaceae, Celastraceae, Compositae, Cucurbitaceae, Cupressaceae, Cyperaceae, Dilleniaceae, Hypericaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, Meliaceae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae ...

Terpenoids (or isoprenoids) are a large and diverse class of naturally occurring organic chemical compounds found in all classes of living things that can be assembled and modified in thousands of ways; they form the largest group of natural products [16].

Well-known terpenoids include citral, menthol, camphor, salvinorin A in the plant Salvia divinorum, ginkgolide and bilobalide found in Ginkgo biloba and the cannabinoids found in cannabis. The provitamin beta carotene is a terpene derivative called a carotenoid.

Among the natural products that provide medical benefits for an organism, terpenes play a major and variety of roles. The common plant sources of terpenes are tea, thyme, cannabis, Spanish sage, and citrus fruits (e.g., lemon, orange, mandarin).

Terpenes are simple hydrocarbons, whereas terpenoids are a modified family of terpenes with various functional groups and an oxidised methyl group relocated or removed. Depending on the number of carbon units, terpenoids are classified as monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, sesterpenes, and triterpenes.

Plant families rich in terpenoids include Acanthaceae, Anacardiaceae, Apocynaceae, Araliaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Asteraceae, Betulaceae, Cannabaceae, Celastraceae, Compositae, Cucurbitaceae, Cupressaceae, Cyperaceae, Dilleniaceae, Hypericaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, Meliaceae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae ...

Terpenoids have been found to be useful in the prevention and therapy of several diseases, including cancer, and also to have antimicrobial, antifungal, antiparasitic, antiviral, anti-allergenic, antispasmodic, antihyperglycemic, antiinflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties[45-48].