Sandarak, or kashshtris

Pharmacy name: hardened resin from incisions in the bark – Resina sandaraca.

Botanical description. A small tree with glandular passages under the top layer of bark. Grows in North Africa.

Active ingredients: resin acids and a little essential oil.

Application. Previously used to make plasters and dental elixirs.

Cypress – Cupressaceae.

Pharmacy name: hardened resin from incisions in the bark – Resina sandaraca.

Botanical description. A small tree with glandular passages under the top layer of bark. Grows in North Africa.

Active ingredients: resin acids and a little essential oil.

Application. Previously used to make plasters and dental elixirs.

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