Steinmetz:Pinus

Pinus laricio

Also known as (or relevant to) Pinus laricio Pinus nigricans Pinus nigra var. austriaca Family Coniferae Natural Habitat Austria Germany Corsica Part(s) Used Oleum Terebinthinae (Austrian = German turpentine) Resina Colophonium Resina Pini

Constituent(s) essential oil resin abietite Action oil: vermifuge

Pinus maritima (Pinus pinaster) and other species

Also known as (or relevant to) Pinus maritima (Pinus pinaster) and other species Family Coniferae English Names Cluster Pine Maritime Pine Natural Habitat South-Western France Western Mediterranean countries Portugal Greece North America Mexico Part(s) Used Terebinthina Gallica (communis, vulgaris)

Constituent(s) oleo-resin (turpentine) colophonium pinene camphene pimar acid Action diuretic rubefacient irritant

Pinus mugo var. pumilio

Also known as (or relevant to) Pinus mugo var. pumilio Pinus montana Family Coniferae English Names Mountain Pine Dwarf Pine Natural Habitat mountainous regions of Central Europe Part(s) Used Oleum Pini Pumilionis (distilled from the leaves)

Constituent(s) volatile oil pinene Action expectorant liniment rubefacient disinfectant used in diseases of the respiratory organs

Pinus palustris (Pinus anstralis)

Also known as (or relevant to) Pinus palustris (Pinus anstralis) Family Coniferae English Names Long-leaved Pine Swamp Pine Natural Habitat South-Eastern parts of U. S. A. Part(s) Used Oleum Terebinthinae

Constituent(s) oleo-resin (turpentine) pinene camphene Action diuretic rubefacient irritant

Pinus silvestris

Also known as (or relevant to) Pinus silvestris Pinus abies Pinus excelsa Picea vulgaris Larix sibirica Family Coniferae English Names Scotch Fir Scotch Pine Norway Spruce Fir Natural Habitat Germany France Eastern Europe Sweden Russia Finland Siberia Asia North America Part(s) Used Folia Pini Gemmae Pini = Turiones Pini Oleum Pini Resina Pini Burgundicae = Pix alba = Pix Burgundica Resina Pini Galipot Cortex Pini Semen Pinearum = Nuces Pinearum

Constituent(s) leaf: essential oil turpentine bitter principle; bud: essential oil resin starch tannin wax pinipicrin (bitter principle); kernel: fatty oil; bark: tannin resin turpentine pimaric acid Action bud: diuretic expectorant rubefacient; oil: expectorant rubefacient used for producing Pix liquida; pitch: stimulant antiseptic pectoral expectorant; resin: vulnerary; bark: tanning agent; leaf: aromatic anti-rheumatic; kernel: used in confectionery. P. S. The fungus Polyporus officinalis (Agaric of the Larch) grows on the stems of Larix Sibirica in Northern Russia

Pinus strobus

Also known as (or relevant to) Pinus strobus Family Coniferae English Names Black Pine Natural Habitat North America cultivated in Europe Part(s) Used Cortex Pini strobus

Action balsamic pectoral expectorant demulcent diuretic