Name: Turpentine

Foreign name: Pinus massoniana Lamb

Whether prescription drugs: non-prescription drugs

Main indications: promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals; reducing swelling and relieving pain. Major joint swelling and pain; muscle pain

Usage and dosage: external use: appropriate amount, rubbing slowly.

Agent type: Liniment

Type of medicine: Chinese medicine

Specification: 100ml per bottle

Relative density: 0.850～0.870

Boiling point: 173～175℃

Function category

Turpentine has many uses.

Medical

The drug is an analgesic over-the-counter drug.

Other uses

One of the oils for diluting oil paints. Its components are extracted from pine wood. It is volatile and soluble oil paints. The quality of medicinal turpentine oil is the best. Oil painters often use a large amount of turpentine oil to color when drawing outlines and starting to paint the background. It is an indispensable material for modern painters to paint.

Turpentine oil can be used to make synthetic camphor, synthetic peppermint tablets, terpineol and synthetic spices. It is also widely used in the paint industry, pesticide industry, paper industry and textile industry.