Terpenes for Well-Being

“From wellness applications to encouragement of mental health practices. . . . Freedman offers a wild adventure for the senses rarely explored in books.” —Dean Barker, The Food Network

Start your self-care journey with cannabis cocktails, cooking, and creams.

International wine scholar and seasoned cannabis professional Andrew Freedman brings a fun, step-by-step guide to using terpenes for both physical and emotional self-care, including relaxation, stress management, and natural medicine anxiety relief.

Herbal remedies to feel better outside and inside. In recent years, cannabis has taken the natural medicine community by storm, with terpenes as the number one conversation starter. To Freedman, dubbed “The Cannabis Sommelier”, terpenes have a depth of complexity, whether it’s helping to set your intention, creating the mood, and now—fusing it with cocktails, cooking, and aromatherapy. With engaging text, informative charts, and recipes for both edible and non-edible terpene consumption, this book provides both a botanical breakdown and comprehensive drug guide to aromatherapy-related techniques for relaxation, natural stress relief, and anti-anxiety treatment.

Cannabis cocktails and aromatherapy. In the tradition of cannabis cookbooks, Terpenes for Well-Being offers terpene-infused food and cocktail recipes to promote well-being. With information on the distinct characteristics of different terpenes, this exciting self-care book offers a hands-on, DIY approach to terpene-infused lotions, potions, foods and beverages.

“Whether you are new to handling or consuming cannabis, have an interest in aromatherapy, or want to expand your culinary repertoire to include the basics of natural plant terpenes, you’ll enjoy this book!” —Jacqui Pressinger, director of the American Culinary Federation

“Terpenes are the healing secret behind cannabis and healing.” —Warren Bobrow, author of The Cocktail Compendium and Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails & Tonics