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=== Common Frankincense '' Thus Americanum ''=== | === 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. | + | “The concrete turpentine of Pinus Taeda… the Frankincense pine, and Pinus palustris… [and] the Swamp pine… From the Southern States of North America.<ref> General Medical Council of Great Britain, ''British Pharmacopeia'', (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 318 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene</ref> |
'''Characteristics''' | '''Characteristics''' | ||
| − | “A softish bright-yellow opaque solid, resinous but tough, having the odour of American turpentine.” | + | “A softish bright-yellow opaque solid, resinous but tough, having the odour of American turpentine.” <ref>GMCGB, 318</ref>. Used in the preparation of: |
* Emplastrum Picis | * Emplastrum Picis | ||
===Preparations of Frankincense === | ===Preparations of Frankincense === | ||
| − | ''' Pitch Plaster ''' / Emplastrum Picis | + | ''' Pitch Plaster ''' / Emplastrum Picis <ref>GMCGB, 108</ref> |
* 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) | * 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) | ||
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Contents
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.[1]
Characteristics
“A softish bright-yellow opaque solid, resinous but tough, having the odour of American turpentine.” [2]. Used in the preparation of:
- Emplastrum Picis
Preparations of Frankincense
Pitch Plaster / Emplastrum Picis [3]
- 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)
References
- ↑ General Medical Council of Great Britain, British Pharmacopeia, (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 318 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene
- ↑ GMCGB, 318
- ↑ GMCGB, 108