Camphene

Camphene is a monoterpene with two rings, found in small amounts in many essential oils, including turpentine and camphor oil. Its smell is sharp and camphor-like, with a note of fir needles.

In the Strain Library, camphene is among the measured terpenes of 758 of 7,134 strains (11%) and is the largest terpene in 2 strains. Where it was reported, it averaged 0.03% of the flower's weight. The strains with the most of it are GDP (0.03%), Prime Time (0.02%) and Sueno 2 (0.02%).

Formula

C₁₀H₁₆

Aroma

Damp woods and fir

Also found in

Fir and cypress oils, Camphor, Ginger and Valerian

Chemistry

Camphene on PubChem

These lines describe the compound itself, not an effect of any strain. Strain Library gives no medical advice.

Strains with the most camphene

Ranked by the average share of camphene in each strain's lab results, among strains with at least 3 lab samples.

Other terpenes

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