Mango (Cannabis flos S-LAB): one source of the profile and unknown lineage

• Who supplies it. Exclusively S-LAB, so there is nothing to compare versions with, and a supply break means the absence of this strain, not another version of it.
• Profile. It is led by caryophyllene, alongside limonene, myrcene, and nerolidol. We do not provide percentage shares because sources count them against different totals.
• Origin. Lineage is unknown. This is a result, not a gap to fill: we do not add parents based on name similarity.
• What is missing. The profile describes one source, so there is nothing to compare it with.

What is Mango and where does this strain come from?

The lineage of Mango remains unknown. None of the sources collected in this cluster provide the parents of this strain, and the name itself refers to the aroma, not to the breeding line. It is certain that it reaches Polish pharmacies as the flower of one producer and is described as a hybrid with a predominance of the Indian strain.

Unknown lineage is the answer here, not a lack of data. The breeder has not disclosed the cross, available commercial descriptions are silent about the parents, and those that suggest anything do not agree with each other enough to read anything from them. In the cluster built around the lineage graph, a lineage entered by intuition is worse than an empty field: it creates a connection that then travels further as a fact, although no one has confirmed it.

The word in the name is not a clue. Mango is often a descriptor of aroma in catalogs of dozens of unrelated lines, and in the same set of pharmacy strains, there is another cultivar with this component, supplied by a completely different producer. Similarity in name does not say anything about kinship in either direction, just as the lack of a common word does not prove that two strains do not share a common ancestor.

Hemp flower is a pharmaceutical raw material dispensed by a doctor’s prescription in the Rpw category. The description below therefore pertains to the raw material available only in pharmacies based on a prescription, and its purpose is to clarify the data, not to encourage reaching for this strain.

Which producers supply Mango to Polish pharmacies?

One. In the collected inventory, Mango is supplied exclusively by S-LAB and corresponds to exactly one pharmacy position, described by one industry source. No other producer present in the Polish market reports a cultivar by this name, so comparison of versions between suppliers has no material here.

The registered name does not contain the name of the cultivar, and this is the most important trap with this producer. In the database from which the profile originates, the same registered name with the same declared content stands next to twenty-four different S-LAB cultivars, from Blueberry to White Widow. The pharmacy label does not therefore determine which strain was dispensed: this is determined by the commercial description provided by the producer and the batch documentation.

Availability changes faster than the description. Positions disappear from circulation and return with subsequent batches, and the permit for the raw material has its expiration date. At the time of data collection, the source marked this position as unavailable, which does not mean it will remain so for long. The current state is maintained in one place, in the list of available strains, and it should be checked there instead of trusting the date on this page. There is also a list of other positions from this producer.

The online store does not dispense raw material in the Rpw category, so the flower available there is a completely separate shelf, not the same position as described here.

What does Mango smell and taste like?

• caryophyllene caryophyllene (leading in the pharmacy list)
• limonene limonene
• myrcene myrcene
• nerolidol nerolidol

The source describes the aroma with four descriptors: mango, fruity, peppery, minty. The sales description adds a hashish note to this. These are catalog labels, not a result of measurement: no one has studied this strain with sensory analysis using a panel of assessors. The smell also changes with batches, storage conditions, and the age of the material.

The terpene profile describes one source and lists four positions: caryophyllene, limonene, myrcene, and nerolidol. The set reads quite consistently with the aroma descriptors: the peppery, spicy note corresponds to caryophyllene, the citrusy to limonene, the earthy and slightly hoppy to myrcene, and the woody-floral background to nerolidol. The taste when vaporizing can be poorer than the smell of the flower, as some volatile compounds evaporate even before the material is heated.

We do not provide numerical shares for a solid reason. The four values that the source assigns to these compounds do not sum to a whole, missing more than a fifth, and no one says what is in the rest or against what it was counted. Read as a percentage of the profile, they would confuse more than clarify, and would appear to be a measurement, which they are not.

We separately describe what has been shown for each of these compounds: for caryophyllene, limonene, myrcene, and nerolidol.

How long does it take for Mango to take effect and how long does the effect last?

The answer depends on how the raw material is consumed, not on which strain was chosen. For Mango, there is no separate measurement: no study has tracked concentrations after administering this particular cultivar. Below is a description of the course according to the route of administration, common for the entire group of flowers.

The route of administration determines the course more than the strain itself, and the ranges below describe it, not this cultivar, because pharmacokinetic studies for a single cultivar have not been published.

The declared THC content range, 16.2-19.8%, does not say anything about the speed. It describes how much substance is in the raw material, not how much will reach the blood or how quickly: this is determined by the method of intake, the efficiency of the device, and the temperature at which the flower is heated.

What is known and what is not known about the effects of the Mango strain?

Not much. For Mango itself, not a single study has been published, so everything that can be cited pertains to a single compound from its profile: caryophyllene. Two studies that examined it were conducted on mice and cells, not on patients consuming this flower. The boundaries of these studies are as important as their results.

In neither of the two studies was caryophyllene tested on humans or in inhaled form from the flower; both studies pertain to oral or systemic administration in mice in pain and inflammation models, not sleep or mood.

The rest of what circulates about this strain comes from the catalog. The source assigns it labels describing possible effects as relaxing and balanced, and the commercial description adds an image of slowly building euphoria. These are sales categories assigned to the strain by the describer, not a result of observation conducted according to a protocol, and should be read as such.

What side effects have been reported after using the Mango strain?

None that could be attributed specifically to this strain. The register of adverse effects is maintained for the medicinal product described by the batch number, and the name of the cultivar does not appear in this description. The paragraph below therefore speaks about hemp flower as a group of raw materials, because such data only exist at this level.

Reports of adverse effects are collected for the medicinal product with a batch number, not for the strain name, so the following pertains to hemp flower as a group of raw materials. The most commonly reported effects are dry mouth, red eyes, and increased heart rate. Less frequently described are dizziness upon rapid standing, daytime drowsiness, and transient worsening of short-term memory, as well as anxiety that increases with dosage. A separate issue is medications taken concurrently, especially sedatives and those affecting coagulation: their assessment requires knowledge of the entire list of preparations, not just the description of the plant. We do not provide the frequency of these symptoms numerically, as public compilations for hemp flower in Poland do not separate them by individual products.

With this strain, there is one more obstacle. The registered name of this producer does not carry the name of the cultivar and, with the same declared content, encompasses a whole list of other strains, so even a report described by the batch number does not lead directly to Mango without referring to the batch documentation. Compiling personal observations makes sense only when the batch number is recorded, not just the trade name.

At what temperature should Mango be vaporized?

A single number cannot be provided for this strain. The temperature set on the device is not the temperature of the flower, and the values circulating in terpene tables come from measurements taken at different pressures. Of the four compounds in this profile, three have measured boiling points, while the fourth does not have one in our collection.

The two numbers for caryophyllene are not contradictory. The higher one describes boiling at atmospheric pressure, while the lower one describes the same compound under reduced pressure, and the difference reaches over a hundred degrees. Tables comparing one with the other without stating the conditions look like a list of thresholds to set, but they are not. We break this down separately in the entry about the comparability of temperature tables and in the description of the evaporation of terpenes from the flower.

Additionally, there is a difference between the setting and the material. The air in the chamber, the wall of the device, and the flower itself have different temperatures at the same moment, and the faster the flow, the greater the discrepancy between them. We write about this in the text about why the vaporizer setting is not the temperature of the flower. For this reason, we do not provide a recommended range for Mango: it would be a number that looks like a measurement, but is copied from someone else’s table.

Which strains are related to Mango?

None can be pointed out. The lineage graph in this cluster connects strains through established parents, and for Mango, the parents are unknown, so the list of siblings remains empty. This is a result, not a gap to fill: adding relatives by intuition would create connections that no one has ever confirmed.

The closest example shows why the name is not enough. In the same set of pharmacy strains stands Chemango Kush, supplied by another producer, also with caryophyllene leading the profile. A common component in the name and a similar composition do not make them siblings: the first is a coincidence of words, the second a coincidence of chemistry, and neither is evidence of common ancestry.

Proximity of composition is not kinship. Strains sharing a leading terpene can be compared by profile, and so they are described in the text about caryophyllene, but such a comparison speaks of content, not of origin. Similarly, the list of other positions from the same producer groups strains by supplier, not by cross.

If the breeder ever discloses the cross, this section would change along with the data. Until then, we maintain a complete list of strains, marking those for which the origin is established, in the cluster list.

Frequently asked questions about the Mango strain

Is Mango dispensed by prescription?

Yes. Hemp flower is dispensed only by a doctor’s prescription, in the Rpw category, and this applies to every pharmacy position described in this cluster.

What is the declared THC content in the Mango strain?

The source provides a range of 16.2-19.8% THC content, as the declared value has a ten percent tolerance from the producer. We do not provide a single number, as it would suggest precision that this record does not have.

Who supplies Mango to Polish pharmacies?

One producer, S-LAB, and it corresponds to one pharmacy position. Availability can be interrupted, so the current state is checked in the list of available strains, not in the strain description.

Is the lineage of the Mango strain known?

No. The parents of this strain are not provided in any of the collected sources, and the name describes the aroma, not the breeding line, so the lineage field remains empty.

Which terpene leads in the Mango profile?

Caryophyllene. Alongside it, one source lists limonene, myrcene, and nerolidol, without providing a denominator to which the shares would refer.

Have clinical studies been conducted on the Mango strain itself?

No. The cited works pertain to caryophyllene, one of the compounds in its profile, and were conducted on mice and cells, not on patients consuming this flower.

This material is for informational purposes only and does not replace the advice of a doctor or pharmacist. The editorial text was prepared by the editorial team of ubucha.pl.