Terpene Harvest?: The Chrysanthemum Connection

Terpene Harvest?: The Chrysanthemum Connection

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Welcome to the third article in my Terpene Harvest?series. This collection of educational content explores the science and biochemistry of 18 terpenes produced by hemp, with a unique focus on the other plants in nature that also manufacture these highly medicinal and fragrantly aromatic molecular compounds.  

November Harvest: Chrysanthemum

A variety of plants, mostly flowers and fruits, produce the terpene linalool. These include basil, bay leaf, birch trees, cinnamon, certain varieties of fungi, hemp, lavender, mint and other herbs, and rosewood. A total of more than 200 plant species throughout nature produce linalool. Among these is chrysanthemum, a common flower that typically blooms in the fall, between autumn equinox (September 21) and winter equinox (December 21), depending on region.

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Also known as “mums” and “chrysanths,” chrysanthemum is a popular flowering plant that is native to Asia and Northeastern Europe, with most species of this genus originating in East Asia and China. This flower is used primarily in ornamental landscaping, but is also employed as a culinary agent (mostly in Chinese cuisine) and sometimes as an industrial insecticide. 


About the Author

Curt Robbins is technical writer, instructional designer, and lecturer who has been developing science-based educational and training content for Fortune 200 enterprise companies for more than 30 years. His clients have included Federal Express, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Northrop Grumman, National City Bank, Strainprint Technologies Ltd., the J.M. Smucker Company, and USAA.   

Robbins began writing about the biochemistry and science of the various wellness molecules produced by plants such as hemp in 2003. He has since developed more than 600 educational articles about hemp and its various health components, including terpenes, cannabinoids, and the human endocannabinoid system. In 2019, Robbins developed a 50-page white paper regarding the hemp cannabinoid cannabigerol (CBG) that explored a fourth potential species of this unique plant genus.

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