Trans-beta-Farnesol
Soft floral, soothing
Terpene
What is trans-beta-farnesol?
Trans-beta-farnesol is a sesquiterpene alcohol found in chamomile, neroli, and a range of flowers — the waxy, softly floral cousin in the farnesene family. Its aroma is gentle, floral, and slightly powdery.
Effects
It's used in aromatherapy and fragrance for its calming, soft character, and research points to anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity. In cannabis it contributes a soothing floral base note, often alongside farnesene and nerolidol.
Research note
Human research is thin, but its reputation for calm is consistent with the floral sesquiterpene family it belongs to. Farnesol — the compound family trans-beta-farnesol belongs to — has been studied extensively in lab models, where a 2019 review found anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-cancer activity, plus an ability to sensitize cancer cells to treatment. Those are animal-and-cell findings, not clinical proof, but they explain the scientific interest.
Conditions that cite this compound
These condition guides point here — they cover the same compound from the patient side.