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Turpentine is an oil obtained by distilling the gum of various pine trees and has industrial and medicinal uses.
Turpentine is used as a specialized solvent. Turpentine is an organic substance from the group of terpenes and has different molecular structures. Turpentine is a chemical solution in the form of oil. This compound is a mixture of two ring hydrocarbons with the formula C10H16.
One of the primary sources of turpentine is the gum from the mountain pistachio tree. but most pine trees such as the Mediterranean pine, the Korean pine, the Sumatra pine, and the western black pine have this gum. The nature of this substance is cold and dry, and it is often found in Syria and in the forests of Italy, France and Greece.
Uses of turpentine
- Using it as a brush cleaning agent
- Addition to substances such as perfumes, soaps and air fresheners due to its fragrance
- Use in cosmetics
- Color stabilizer in painting
- Used in industries as a solvent and a source for organic synthesis
- Production of polish and raw materials for chemical industries
- Preparation of gum
- Diluting oil paint
- Raw source in the synthesis of chemicals such as camphor, alpha-terpineol, linalool and geraniol
- Drug production and pharmaceutical industry
Properties of turpentine
Turpentine has many health benefits. This substance has many medicinal properties, which are described below some of the medicinal and health properties of this substance.
- Effective in relieving joint pain
- Treatment of rheumatic disorders
- Anti cough
- Expectorant
- Gallstone dissolver
- Removes intestinal worms
- Treatment of bladder and urinary tract problems
- Relieve toothache
- Reliever of infectious bronchitis
- Tetanus cure
- Sciatica pain treatment
- Treatment of measles, diphtheria and cholera
Complications of turpentine
In general, turpentine is a poisonous substance. Eating it directly can cause serious side effects. This substance sometimes causes a decrease in the number of blood platelets and as a result blood coagulation disorders. When using turpentine, you should pay attention to the following:
- Using turpentine oil on the skin can cause skin inflammation.
- Direct inhalation of turpentine causes irritation and spasm in the respiratory tract.
- The vapor from the turpentine solvent irritates the skin and eyes.
- Eating this substance causes side effects such as burning sensation, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, confusion, convulsions, diarrhea, and unconsciousness.
- Excessive use of it causes the production of bladder stones.
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