Turpentine

Turpentine is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from live trees, mainly pines. It is mainly used as a solvent and as a source of materials for organic synthesis.

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Turpentine

A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865

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Classified as an Anthelmintic (remedies which expel intestinal worms)(411/390), and as a Diuretic (remedies which cause an increased secretion of urine) (413/492)

Gin is made be rectifying Irish or Scotish whisky with oil or turpentine, therefore making them better diuretics than Hollands, as Hollands are rectified with oil of juniper which is as inferior diuretic to oil of turpentine. (129/108)

Oil of turpentine can be used to treat poisoning from prussic acid. (197/176)

Remedies Containing or to be used with Turpentine

• Camphor Liniment, Compound (59/38): rectified oil of turpentine is used in a liniment recommended by Dr. Copland to be applied to the stomach and assist in removing pain caused by flatulent colic.
• Plaster, Blister (140/119): should stranguary (painful and frequent urination) be present an enema of turpentine can be given.
• Spirit of Turpentine (164/143): In small doses it is a diuretic, in large doses it is a purgative. It acts as a stimulant is cases of gleet, chronic rheumatism, and when combined with oil of almonds can be used to treat come disorders of the ears (deafness from diseased ceruminous glands). It is also used to remove tapeworms, and the late Dr. Walker (of Leeds) used spirit of turpentine with tincture of gentian to remove tape-worms. Dr. Copland regularly recommends turpentine to treat choler morbus and malignant fevers. It can be externally applied to afford relief to bruises, sprains, and chilblains.

Diseases Treated with Turpentine

General Diseases

• Ague, or Intermittent Fever (225/204): turpentine can be given during the firt (cold) stage of the disease
• Bruises and Sprains (236/215): turpentine combined with distilled vinegar, and camphorated spirits can be rubbed on the affected area
• Epilepsy (251/230): if the disease is caused by worms, turpentine and purgatives can be given to remove the worms
• Rheumatism (273/252): spirit of turpentine is one of the recommended stimulants

Infantile Diseases

• Croup (292/271): if earlier treatments provide no cure or relief, turpentine is to be given in the form of an injection to empty the bowels
• Worms (307/286): turpentine or kuosso are given along with a dose of purgatives to kill, dislodge, and expel the worms

Medical Articles Containing Turpentine

• Deafness from Deficient Secretion of Wax (320/299): oil of turpentine and olive oil, dropped into the affected ear before bed
• Remedy for Sprain (322/301): spirit of turnpentine
• Rheumatic Embrocation (322/301): spirit of turpentine

Prescriptions Containing Turpentine

Astringents

• Turpentine Mixture (341/320): rectified oil of turpentine, used when diarrhoea has not be cured by other treatments and has been afflicting the patient for some time.

Imported from

• France
• Russia
• Germany
• Channel Islands
• Poland
• Ireland
• United States of America
• British North America
• Hamburg
• Bremen
• Greece