PRIMARY STUDY
Ethnopharmacology of Love.
Key Findings: The common food additive and CB2 agonist β-caryophyllene might have the potential to attenuate dopaminergic firing, quenching the reward and thus motivation associated with romantic love.
Type of Study: Meta-analysis
Study Result: Positive
Research Location(s): Germany, Ghana, Italy, United Kingdom
Year of Pub: 2018
Cannabinoids Studied:
Phytocannabinoid Source: Not Applicable
Terpenes Studied: ß-Caryophyllene
Receptors Studied: CB2
Ligands Studied: Dopamine
Citation: Leonti M and Casu L. Ethnopharmacology of Love. Front Pharmacol. 2018; 9:567. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00567
Authors: Leonti M, Casu L
