Francincense proven to act as Psychoactive, Antidepressant in mice

[Buffalo Souljah]

As of May 2008 FASEB Journal announced that Johns Hopkins University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_University_of_Jerusalem) have determined that frankincense smoke is a psychoactive drug (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoactive_drug) that relieves depression and anxiety in mice.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francincense#cite_note-fasebj-7) The researchers found that the chemical compound incensole acetate (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Incensole_acetate&action=edit&redlink=1)[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francincense#cite_note-8) is responsible for the effects.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francincense#cite_note-fasebj-7)

In a different study, an enriched extract of "Indian Frankincense" (usually Boswellia serrata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boswellia_serrata)) was used in a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study of patients with osteoarthritis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoarthritis). Patients receiving the extract showed significant improvement in their arthritis in as little as seven days. The compound caused no major adverse effects and, according to the study authors, is safe for human consumption and long-term use.[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francincense#cite_note-laila-9)
source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francincense#Medical_research)

love this stuff

[Volcanicity]

LOL no wonder jesus thought he was the messiah,he got hooked on this shit while still in his cradle.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

I suspect that most things that smell nice when they are burnt have a physiological reason for smelling so - cannabis being an extreme example.

[Adi Shankara]

I suspect that most things that smell nice when they are burnt have a physiological reason for smelling so - cannabis being an extreme example.

I don't know, I think alot of it may be psychological too as well; I couldn't imagine particularily loving the smell of cannabis as much as if I was a regular smoker :P

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

I don't know, I think alot of it may be psychological too as well; I couldn't imagine particularily loving the smell of cannabis as much as if I was a regular smoker :P

It depends on the strain of cannabis and how it is grown and cured. I've had all sorts of pleasant smells curling out of the smoke - mainly spicy or fruity if it's decent, but some stuff has obviously been produced for intense effects above all else - the cannabis equivalent of super-strength lager or cheap liquor.

As for incense, my favourite is sandalwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandalwood) or Nag Champa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nag_Champa).

[Veg_Athei_Socialist]

It depends on the strain of cannabis and how it is grown and cured. I've had all sorts of pleasant smells curling out of the smoke - mainly spicy or fruity if it's decent, but some stuff has obviously been produced for intense effects above all else - the cannabis equivalent of super-strength lager or cheap liquor.

As for incense, my favourite is sandalwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandalwood) or Nag Champa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nag_Champa).
Those two are good. My favorites are myrh and patchouli.

[Raúl Duke]

It depends on the strain of cannabis and how it is grown and cured.

Yea I think once I had some that smelled good even while it was burning.

But most of the time it's as you say, mostly bred only for its affects.

Maybe when they legalize it in California you'll start seeing people valuing cannabis on more than just its psychoaffective affects (like smell, taste in mouth, etc; as with cigars), although that will always remain important.