Myrcene – Terpenes and Cannabinoid Research

Myrcene Research Dashboard

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Primary Studies

23

Related Studies

58

Total Studies

Clinical Studies

1

Clinical Meta-analyses

4

Double-blind Clinical Trials

0

Clinical Trials

Pre-Clinical Studies

5

Meta-analyses/Reviews

12

Animal Studies

13

Laboratory Studies

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Overview - Myrcene

What is Myrcene?

Myrcene is a monoterpene that, in diluted forms, tastes like mango.


Myrcene makes THC more biologically available by increasing the saturation level and speed at CB1 and thus boosting THC’s properties.


Higher concentrations of β-myrcene in cannabis tend to produce feelings of heavy, deep relaxation.


Additionally, potential properties of myrcene include sleep-inducing, analgesia, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anxiolytic, anti-Alzheimer’s, protective against peptic ulcers, and may be protective against breast cancer.


Is Myrcene safe?


The isolated terpene is a colorless transparent liquid that is flammable. Solutions with myrcene percentage values above 10% may cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation, including severe and possibly fatal complications if swallowed.

Other Names

IUPAC Name: 7-methyl-3-methylideneocta-1,6-diene


Source–PubChem

Scent Description

Berries, herbal, woody, floral, root-vegetable

Natural Sources

Hops, mango, bay leaves, lemongrass

Cannabis Strains High in Myrcene

Pure Kush, Blue Dream, Ace of Spades, Super Bud, Jack Herer

Myrcene Properties and Effects

Myrcene is associated with the following properties and effects:



  1. Analgesic 

    1. Anti-inflammatory pains (J. McDougall et al., 2022)



  2. Anti-amyloid (reduced Aβ1-42 aggregation) (R. Kumar et al., 2021)


Anxiolytic, anticonvulsive, sedating, possible sleeping aid, potentiates barbiturate-induced sleep in mice (via glutamatergic and GABAergic receptor activity)


Anti-inflammatory (via prostaglandin E2, reducing cytokine production, and inhibiting NF-κB and MAPK in LPS-stimulated murine macrophages)


Antioxidant and anti-aging.


May play a protective role against UVB-induced human skin photo-aging and oxidation (via increased glutathione along with other antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase, decreased production of ROS, MMP-1, MMP-3, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and increased transforming growth factor type 1 (TGF-1) and type I procollagen secretions in UVB-irradiated human dermal fibroblasts, downregulated phosphorylation of MAPK-related signaling molecules)


Neuroprotective in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.


Anti-Alzheimer’s agent ameliorated neurobehavioural and neuropathological alteration in mice induced by Aluminum trichloride (AlCl3) and D-galactose.


Myrcene alone and in combination with donepezil may serve as a potential candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (via enhancing synaptic plasticity and cholinergic activity, as well as reducing oxidative damage, neuroinflammation, Aβ1-42 aggregations, and histopathological damage)


Anti-osteoarthritic may halt or slow down cartilage destruction and osteoarthritis progression (via anti-inflammatory effects and anti-catabolic effects in human chondrocytes)


Analgesia antagonized by naloxone and yohimbine (via possible opioid-mediated and noradrenergic mechanisms and anti-inflammatory effects)


Gastroprotective in peptic ulcer diseases in gastric and duodenal mucosa models of damage induced by ethanol, NSAIDs, stress, Helicobacter pylori, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and cysteamine (via increasing mucosal malondialdehyde level, enhancement of antioxidant enzyme activity, decreased activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and increased levels of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), and total glutathione in gastric tissue)


Anti-invasive effects on breast cancer cells (via downregulation of NF-κB-mediated MMP-9 expression)


Last reviewed by Dr. Abraham Benavides, M.D., 04-29-2022

Myrcene Receptor Binding

Endocannabinoid System (ECS) and Myrcene:



  1. CB1 (agonist) (N. Raz et al., 2023)


Endocannabinoidome (eCBome) and Myrcene:

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