10043. White Pine

Nomenclature

Deal pine; Northern pine; Weymouth pine.

Description and references

The dried inner bark of Pinus strobus L., Pinaceae. Constit. Coniferin glycoside, coniferyl alcohol, tannin, oleoresin, volatile oils.

Properties

Weak yellowish-orange to light yellowish-brown when powdered, with a slightly terebinthinate odor and a slightly mucilaginous, sweet, then bitter and astringent taste.

Therapeutic Category

The bark as expectorant.