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Description
British Pharmacopoeia 1867
Common Frankincense Thus Americanum
“The concrete turpentine of Pinus Taeda… the Frankincense pine, and Pinus palustris… [and] the Swamp pine… From the Southern States of North America.
Characteristics
“A softish bright-yellow opaque solid, resinous but tough, having the odour of American turpentine.” (318). Used in the preparation of:
- Emplastrum Picis
Preparations of DRUG
Pitch Plaster / Emplastrum Picis (108)
- Burgundy pitch (26 oz), common frankincense (13 oz), resin (4 ½ oz), yellow wax (4 ½ oz), olive oil (2 fl oz), water (2 fl oz)