PINE. 217 



The powder of the dried leaves is given in 15-60 grain 

 doses. 



Distinctive character Stem weak, procumbent or 

 ascending, leaves opposite, about inch long and inch 

 broad, ovate, sessile, with entire margins, and black 

 dots on the under surface. Flowers scarlet, corolla 

 rotate. Fruit one-celled and globular, splitting open 

 horizontally. Taste, acrid, mucilaginous. Said to be 

 poisonous. 



PINE. Pinus species. 



N.O. Pinacea. 



Syn. Pinus sylvcstris, Linn. : Scotch Pine, Scotch 

 Fir. Pinus fialustris, Mill., Pinus australis, Michx : 

 Broom Pine, Swamp Pine, Yellow Pitch Pine. Pinus 

 Tada, Linn. : Old Field Pine. Pinus Pttmilio, Haenke., 

 is the source of the B.P. Oil of Pine Ol. Pini. 



Parts used Oil (Ol. Terebinthinae), resin (Thus 

 Americanum). 



Action Rubefacient, irritant, diuretic. Adminstered 

 internally it acts upon the urinary apparatus and is 

 valued as a remedy in chronic affections of the kidneys 

 and bladder, gonorrhoea, gleet, and diseases of the 

 mucous membranes of the respiratory organs. Exter- 

 nally the drug is an excellent detergent for old ulcers, 

 wounds, tumours, abscesses, and boils. As a stimulant 

 for external use, various forms, such as ointments, 

 plasters, liniments, &c., may be used. The dose of 

 Turpentine (resin) is from 10-60 grains. 



Preparations Oil of Turpentine, Spirits of Tur- 

 pentine B.P. : 2-10 drops. As a vermifuge, 2-4 drachms. 

 Tar B.P. (P. sylv.). Tar U.S.P. (P. palust.). Oint- 

 ment Tar B.P. Ointment Resin B.P. Syrup Tar 

 U.S.P. : Dose, i drachm. 



Distinctive character Flowering buds, $-f inch 

 long, about inch in diameter, solitary or in clusters of 



