Description and references
A product obtained by destructive distillation
of wood of Pinus palustris Mill., or other species of pine, Pinaceae.
Properties
Blackish-brown, viscous liquid; heavier than water;
empyreumatic odor and sharp taste. Slightly sol in water; sol in
alc, chloroform, ether, acetone, glacial acetic acid, fixed and volatile
oils, and in solns of caustic alkalies. Principal constituents:
turpentine, resin, guaiacol, creosol, methylcreosol, phenol, phlorol,
toluene, xylene, and other hydrocarbons.Therapeutic Category
Topical antieczematic; rubefacient.
Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)
Mild irritant, antiseptic in chronic
skin conditions. Expectorant.