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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Pistacia terebinthus

Common Name
Turpentine; Turpentine Resin; Qalafournis; Menengic; Terebinto; Chian Turpentine; Terebinth Gum

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Excrescence Egypt Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Fungoid Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Hair-Oil Sicily *
Inflammation Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Melanosis Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Mouthwash Malaya *
Polyp Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Sclerosis(Breast) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Sclerosis(Liver) Syria Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Skin Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor Algeria Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Egypt Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor(Spleen) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.