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.