Frankincense

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 Frankincense

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)