Steinmetz:Pistacia

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Pistacia lentiscus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Mastic tree
  • Lentisk
Natural Habitat
  • Greece (Chios-Scio)
  • Levant
  • Asia Minor
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Gummi Mastix (obtained by incisions made in the bark)
Constituent(s)
  • resins
  • acids
  • essential oil
  • bitter principle
Action
  • diuretic
  • stimulant
  • aphrodisiac
  • stomachic
  • astringent
  • haemostatic
  • expectorant
  • sudorific
  • corroborant. - Solutions of Mastic in alcohol
  • ether or chloroform are used
  • applied on cottonwool as temporary stoppings of carious teeth
  • and the gum is also employed as an ingredient of surgical varnishes and plasters

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Pistacia terebinthus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Chian Turpentine tree
  • Cyprian Turpentine tree
Natural Habitat
  • Mediterranean countries
  • (mainly the islands of Chios and Cyprus)
  • Asia Minor
  • Syria
  • Palestine
  • Afghanistan
  • Northern Africa
  • Canary Islands
Part(s) Used
  • Terebinthina Chia = Terebinthina Cypria (obtained from incisions made in the bark)
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil
  • resin
  • bitter principle
Action
  • same as other kinds of turpentine

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Pistacia vera

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Anacardiaceae
English Names
  • Pistachio-nut tree
Natural Habitat
  • Mediterranean countries
  • Syria
  • Asia Minor
  • Persia
  • Afghanistan
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Pistaciae (socalled "green almonds")
Constituent(s)
  • fatty oil
  • albumen
  • sugar
Action
  • wholesome
  • used as a substitute for sweet almonds
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