Nerolidol vs Terpinolene: Galaxy Walker OG and Lilac Diesel from the Same Three Producers

• Profile. Galaxy Walker OG leads with nerolidol, Lilac Diesel leads with terpinolene.
• Availability. Both are supplied by S-LAB, Synoptis Pharma, Tilray, so one order can cover both.
• Origin. The lineage of both is established.
• What this table does not say. It does not include the declared content as a single number or price. Which strain is suitable for whom is determined by the attending physician, not by the feature comparison.

What do these two strains really differ in?

In composition and lineage, not potency. The terpene profiles of both strains list eight names, and seven of them are common; only nerolidol stands alone on the Galaxy Walker OG side and terpinolene on the Lilac Diesel side. The lineages do not share a single common ancestor, and the recorded THC content range is identical.

This one name on each side is also the leading terpene. Nerolidol leads the profile of Galaxy Walker OG, terpinolene leads the profile of Lilac Diesel, and both belong to the minority in this cluster: nerolidol is at the forefront in 6 cultivars out of 85 described, terpinolene in 7. The top three, namely caryophyllene, myrcene, and limonene, account for the remaining 66 entries. A pair where both sides carry a leading terpene outside of this trio is not the norm in this comparison.

The lineages diverge even more clearly. Galaxy Walker OG has two parents, Skywalker OG and OG Kush, with the latter being a broad family of style and appearing in the lineage of four cultivars in this cluster, along with Galaxy Walker OG itself. Moreover, OG Kush appears in the same comparison as a separate strain, and it is one for which its own lineage has not been established. Lilac Diesel descends from four breeding lines of Ethos Genetics. Its lineage includes Silver Lemon Haze and Forbidden Fruit, alongside NYC Cherry Pie and Citral Glue; none of these four names reappear in the lineage of any other strain in this cluster.

The genetic label is even inconsistent. For Galaxy Walker OG, one source describes it as a hybrid, while another describes it as an indica strain. For Lilac Diesel, the records diverge into three variants, from hybrid to hybrid with a sativa dominance to pure sativa. The division into indica and sativa here is a commercial description, not a determination, and is not suitable as the axis of this comparison.

What connects them?

The shelf, not the origin. Both strains are supplied in Poland by the same trio of producers: S-LAB, Synoptis Pharma, and Tilray. Both have the same recorded THC content range, share seven out of eight names in the profile, and both have an empty sibling list. The pedigree graph connects them in no way.

The recorded THC content range for both strains, 16.2-24.2%, is not the range of a single declaration. It arises from the combination of several separate registration entries with different nominal strengths: on the Galaxy Walker OG side, there are four such entries, on the Lilac Diesel side, six, and each has its own tolerance around its declared value. The lower end comes from the weakest entry, the upper from the strongest, and no pharmacy entry covers the entire range by itself.

The common trio of producers also means that both strains go through the same approval process and have the same form. The complete list of entries for each stands on separate pages: in the strain description Galaxy Walker OG and in the strain description Lilac Diesel.

What is not common in this data is the ancestor. The parents of Galaxy Walker OG do not appear in the lineage of Lilac Diesel and vice versa, and the empty sibling list on both sides is not a gap to be filled. A parent being a broad family of style, like OG Kush, does not generate siblings, as it is a breeding category, not a single identified strain.

Do both Polish databases describe these profiles the same way?

No, and this is true on both sides of the pair. Two Polish listings provide a different profile composition for each of these strains, so neither of these profiles is confirmed consistently by sources. For Galaxy Walker OG, the discrepancy concerns humulene, linalool, and pinene, while for Lilac Diesel, it concerns bisabolol, humulene, limonene, and myrcene.

The direction of this discrepancy is not the same on both sides, and that is more interesting than its size. For Galaxy Walker OG, everything listed by one database is also on the list of the other: the shorter record fits entirely within the longer one, and three names are added solely by the more extensive one. For Lilac Diesel, no record contains the other, as each carries something that is not present in the other.

Hence arises something that is not visible until both sources are compared separately. In the database describing the profiles more extensively, these two strains appear almost the same: they share seven names out of eight. In the other database, where the records are shorter, two names remain common from five on each side. Thus, the same pair is once almost one profile and once two different ones, depending on which side is read. Competition does not show this, as it copies one source at a time.

Therefore, we do not place numbers next to the names in the composition. The sum of entries in the share table for Lilac Diesel is 58, and for Galaxy Walker OG, it is 100 or 102, depending on the registration entry, and this is within one database. If these numbers were shares of the whole, no sum could either exceed one hundred or stop well below. The denominator is unknown, so a number that looks like a measurement would be worse than its absence.

Is a different leading terpene noticeable when vaporizing?

No, in a way that could be checked on a device. The project database records for terpinolene are around 184 degrees Celsius at atmospheric pressure, and for nerolidol, one record is 275-277 degrees without specified pressure, so both numbers cannot be compared as two measurements of the same kind.

The gap between these records reaches nearly ninety degrees, but we cannot draw a conclusion about vaporization from it. The vaporizer setting does not equal the temperature of the material in the chamber, and the boiling point of a pure compound in a flask does not indicate when the same compound leaves the plant material in a mixture with dozens of others. The material is dispensed by a doctor’s prescription, so the method of administration is determined by the attending physician, not the informational side.

For the question of the difference between these strains, something else is more important: no work compares the leading terpene with what the patient feels after vaporizing a specific pharmacy entry. The temperature records come from chemical databases and describe pure compounds, not pharmacy material. This is the limit of the data, not editorial caution.

What is known and what is not known about the effects of both these strains?

No clinical study has been published for either of them. Everything that can be cited concerns individual terpenes in animals or in vitro, not the material labeled Galaxy Walker OG or Lilac Diesel. Below is the state of evidence separately for both sides of the pair, along with its limits.

Nerolidol has two studies, and both were conducted on mice. Fonsêca et al. (2016, Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology, PMID:26791997) described that at doses of 200-400 mg/kg, it reduced the number of abdominal cramps induced by acetic acid in mice and lowered the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, linking the mechanism to the GABAergic system. Hojjat et al. (2026, Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, PMID:42447923) administered it orally at doses of 25-100 mg/kg and noted a longer latency to seizures induced by pentylene tetrazole and lower markers of oxidative stress in the brain. It has not been shown that nerolidol alleviates anxiety or insomnia in humans; both available studies concern rodents and describe analgesic, anticonvulsant, and antioxidant effects, not sleep or mood.

Terpinolene also has two studies, and they are even further from the patient. Ito and Ito (2013, Journal of Natural Medicines, PMID:23339024) described a calming effect after inhalation in mice, which persisted even in animals with impaired olfaction, indicating the absorption of the compound rather than mere perception of smell. Okumura et al. (2012, Oncology Letters, PMID:22740904) worked on a human leukemia cell line K562, that is, in vitro, and measured the level of AKT1 protein. No effect of terpinolene on pain, anxiety, or sleep in humans or in any animal pain model has been demonstrated; available data only include a calming effect after inhalation in mice and an impact on the leukemia cell line in vitro.

These two sets cannot be transferred onto each other. The studies on nerolidol say nothing about Lilac Diesel, the study on inhaled terpinolene says nothing about Galaxy Walker OG, and none of the four studied the material, only the isolated compound in a dose that cannot be measured from the pharmacy.

How long does one last, and how long does the other?

Identically, because the rate and duration of the episode depend on the route of entry into the body, not on what is on the label. Neither of these two strains has its own pharmacokinetic study, so the leading terpene does not provide a number that could be fairly compared.

The route of administration determines the course more than the strain itself. After vaporization, the substance passes from the lungs to the blood almost immediately, so the first sensations appear after a few minutes, the intensity increases for another ten to thirty minutes, and the whole effect lasts for two to four hours. After ingestion, the material first passes through the intestine and liver, so the first sensations are awaited from half an hour to two hours, and the episode lasts six, sometimes eight hours. Hence the most common mistake with oral administration: someone who thinks nothing is happening after thirty minutes and takes another dose will receive both doses at once. The above ranges describe the route of administration, not the strain; no pharmacokinetic study for a single cultivar has been published.

For this comparison, one conclusion arises: the question of which of these two strains lasts longer does not have an answer based on strain data. It has an answer based on whether the material goes to the lungs or the stomach, and that answer is the same on both sides of the pair.

What adverse effects have been reported after each of these two strains?

None, when asking about the difference between these two names. Public data do not separate reports by cultivars, so there is no collection from which it could be read that something was reported more frequently after one of these strains than the other. Below is what is known about the material as a group of raw materials.

Reports of adverse effects are collected for a medicinal product with a batch number, not for the strain name, so the following concerns hemp material 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 temporary 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 listings for hemp material in Poland do not separate them by individual products.

One thing distinguishes these two entries in a verifiable way: the number of registration entries on the market. Lilac Diesel has six, Galaxy Walker OG has four. If someone ever counted reports by strain name, this inequality alone would give a higher number to the strain that stands in a larger number of entries, and that would not be evidence of a worse safety profile. This is determined by the denominator, that is, the number of packages issued, and that is not publicly available.

Is either of them currently dispensed in pharmacies?

This changes from week to week, and no informational side will resolve this. In a snapshot collected for this comparison, one of the four entries of Galaxy Walker OG and three of the six entries of Lilac Diesel were being dispensed, but the state of the shelf depends on the batch, import, and validity of the permit.

Availability changes because each registration entry is a separate batch introduced by a separate producer, and a break at one of them does not close the strain in pharmacies as long as the other has stock. With six entries, the chance that at least one is currently being dispensed may be greater than with four, but that is a market feature, not a plant feature.

The current state of the entire comparison is maintained in a separate overview of available medical marijuana strains. Hemp material is a pharmaceutical raw material dispensed by a doctor’s prescription in the Rpw category, so the choice of entry is determined by the attending physician. The store hemp category is a different shelf: it includes hemp from industrial hemp, dispensed without a prescription and with THC content below the legal threshold, and is not the pharmaceutical material described on this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Galaxy Walker OG and Lilac Diesel?

The leading terpene and lineage. The profiles of both strains list eight names, of which seven are common; nerolidol stands alone on the Galaxy Walker OG side and terpinolene on the Lilac Diesel side. The lineages do not share a common ancestor, and the recorded THC content range is the same for both.

Which of them has more THC?

None. Both have the same recorded THC content range in the data, as both occur in registration entries with the same nominal strengths. Potency is therefore not a criterion by which these two strains can be distinguished.

Does nerolidol or terpinolene change anything for the patient?

It is unknown. Studies on both of these compounds were conducted on mice or in vitro, on isolated compounds, not on the material. None of them indicates how the profile composition translates into effects in humans after vaporizing a specific pharmacy entry.

Why do you not provide shares in the profile as numbers?

Because the denominator is unknown. The sum of entries in the share table for Lilac Diesel is 58, and for Galaxy Walker OG, it is 100 or 102, depending on the registration entry. A size that sometimes exceeds one hundred and sometimes ends well below is not a share of the whole.

Are these two strains related?

There is nothing in the data that connects them. Galaxy Walker OG has two parents, Lilac Diesel has four, and none of these names repeats on the other side. The sibling list is empty for both, which with parents being broad families of style is a correct result, not a lack of data.

Can they be purchased without a prescription?

No. Both are hemp material dispensed by a doctor’s prescription in the Rpw category. Industrial hemp with cannabidiol, available in stores without a prescription, is a different product from a different shelf and is not either of these two strains.

Editorial text: ubucha.pl editorial team. This material is for informational purposes only and does not replace the advice of the attending physician.