Category: terpenoid
Aliases: trans-phytol
Acyclic diterpene alcohol and the side-chain of chlorophyll; released during plant/cannabis degradation, with a faint balsamic-floral aroma. Metabolic precursor to phytanic acid; reported anxiolytic/sedative, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activity in rodent models, with proposed (unquantified) GABAergic involvement. Cited in entourage-effect discussion.