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Uses rosin

Pine leaves, Pinus merkusii Jungh. et de Vriese, of Pinaceae family.

Description: Large tree up to 30m or more, with relatively deep cracks. Spicy leaves. Root leaves are still alive on the branches. Leaves dark green, hard, 15-25cm long, arranged in pairs at the tip of the short branches, the root has a long stem from 1 to 2cm. The cones, oval, long stem, lozenge. The oval leaves are slightly flat, with thin wings, 2cm long.

Parts used: pine resin, burning eyes in pine branches, woody roots, shoots and leaves - Resina, Nodus, Lignum, Gemma et Folium Pini Merkusii.

Habitat and Harvest: Species distributed in India, Myanmar, China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines. Quang Ninh, Bac Thai, Ha Bac, Vinh Phu, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Thua Thien-Hue, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Dong Nai. to prevent erosion and forest rehabilitation. Harvesting parts of plants throughout the year.

Chemical composition: Plants for resin and rosin. In pine oil, d-a-pinene content is very high (up to 90%). There are also camphen, b-pinen-A3-Caren in very little, some alcohols and esters. From the pinen, the camphor is synthesized. In medicine, camphor (ophthalmic form) is used as a stimulant for cardiac and respiratory activity and for other medications. From a- and b-pinen, camphen, we also synthesize the pesticides clofen, toxaphen, polyclopinen, ... have good killing effect. They also use menthol synthesis.

Characteristics, effect: pine resin is antibiotic, antiseptic, inflammatory. The taste is bitter, sweet, temperate, not toxic; low apple effect, atmosphere, antiseptic, biopsy, only system, nung. Wood core, eye blood circulation, stasis. Conjunctivitis has the effect of inflammation, pain.

Application, indication and coordination: Edible oil in Laos. Pineapple or pine oil is used to treat skin diseases, boils, scabies. We can apply a thin layer, twice a day. According to Southern Pharmacological brand, fresh pineapple cover wound open very quickly. It can also be dried plastic resin. We usually use pine resin combined with monocle, beeswax, sesame oil, cooked into a plasticizer used to paste pimples, apxe.

The wood, the eyes of the Lesser, drank water to stimulate circulation. Also used for rheumatism pain sore; Can be soaked in water to soak the water to soothe aches and pains.

Pineapple is considered to be nutritious.

Terpenes are made from cedar oil used as a cough medicine. 12g smoke incense with 20g high buffalo skin, dilute as medication to treat hemorrhage, hemophilia.

Pineapple with water (100g of shell in 3 liters of water, sharp to 300ml) or soaking wine (20g shells, soaked in 100ml of alcohol 70o), used to treat inflammation around the teeth, blood.

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