Terebinthinae oleum 200c

- VERMEULEN Frans,
Ter.
I shut my eyes in order to see.
[Paul Gauguin]
Signs
Terebintine. Oil of Turpentine. Gum turpentine.
SUBSTANCE Turpentine is the resinous exudate or extract obtained from coniferous trees, particularly those of the genus Pinus. Turpentines are semifluid substances consisting of resins dissolved in a volatile oil; this mixture is separable by various distillation techniques into a volatile portion called oil [or spirit] of turpentine and a nonvolatile portion called rosin [a brittle, transparent, glassy solid]. Although the term turpentine originally referred to the whole oleoresinous exudate, it now commonly refers to its volatile turpentine fraction only, which has various uses in industry and the visual arts. Oil of turpentine is a colourless, oily, odorous, flammable, water-immiscible liquid with a hot, disagreeable taste. It is a good solvent for sulphur, phosphorus, resins, waxes, oils, and natural rubber. It hardens upon exposure to air. Chemically, oil of turpentine is a mixture of cyclic monoterpene

hydrocarbons, the predominant constituent being pinene. [Other notable monoterpenes include camphor, citronellal, menthol, thujone, and thymol.] Formerly, the largest use for turpentine oil was as a paint and varnish solvent. Oil painters generally prefer it as a paint thinner and brush cleaner to petroleum solvents [mineral spirits], even though the latter are less expensive. After 1835, camphene lamps were the chief form of light in homes and businesses after the decline of whale oil and prior to the development of kerosene. Camphene [spirits of turpentine mixed with alcohol] provided a bright light, was relatively inexpensive, but was highly inflammable. The largest use of turpentine oil is now in the chemical industry, as a raw material in the synthesis of resins, insecticides, oil additives, and synthetic pine oil and camphor. Turpentine oil is also used as a rubber solvent in the manufacture of plastics. Turpentine oil is generally produced in countries that have vast tracts of pine trees. The principal European turpentines are derived from the cluster pine [Pinus pinaster] and the Scotch pine [P. sylvestris], while the main sources of turpentine in the United States are the longleaf pine [P. palustris] and the slash pine [P. caribaea]. Turpentine oil is classified according to the way it is produced. Sulphate turpentine, used widely in the chemicals industry, is obtained as a by-product of the kraft, or sulfate, process of cooking wood pulp in the course of the manufacture of kraft paper [strong brown wrapping paper]. Wood turpentine is obtained by the steam distillation of dead, shredded bits of pine wood, while gum turpentine results from the distillation of the exudate of the living pine tree obtained by tapping. Crude turpentine obtained from the living pine by tapping typically contains 65% gum rosin and 18% gum turpentine. 1 The biggest single turpentine derivative, synthetic pine oil, is used in disinfectants, cleaning agents and other products with a 'pine' odour. Medicinally, it has been employed as a rubefacient and vesicant, and as an antiseptic. The ancients used it in the treatment of pulmonary and genito-urinary infections, digestive complaints and externally as a treatment for rheumatic or neuralgic pain and skin conditions. The vapours of turpentine oil can cause eye irritation, headache, dizziness, nausea, chest pain, and visual disturbances. It is a skin irritant and can cause dermatitis or chemical burns; capable of penetrating the skin to cause systemic effects. [Oil of turpentine should not be confused with the yellowish, semifluid, aromatic resin - also named terebinth - obtained from Pistacia terebinthus, a tree species belonging to the Anacardiaceae and as early as in the first century described as the source of turpentine by Theophrastus. A proving carried out with this terebinth resin exists under the name of Terebinthina chios.]
PROVINGS •• [1] Hartlaub and Trinks - doses and number of provers not stated.
[1] Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Affinity
Mucous membranes [KIDNEYS; bladder]. Bronchi. Respiration. Heart. Blood.
Modalities
Worse: Dampness. Cold. Night; 1 tot 3 a.m. Lying; lying on the left side. Pressure. Sitting. Walking in the open air. Micturition.
Better: Motion. When walking. Belching and passing flatus. Stooping. Turning to right side. Cold water [> burning of anus].
Main symptoms
G Chilly.
G DROPSY; internal and external.
G BURNING.
[tip of tongue; epigastrium; kidney; uterus; mouth; throat; rectum; anus]
Ailments and burning sensation in any part of the body. [Mathur]
• "Burning in uterus is very characteristic. Peritonitis, metritis, metrorrhagia will probably need Ter. if the burning is present." [Clarke]
G HAEMORRHAGES; passive; from mucous membranes.
G PAINS [along large nerves; in bowels] EXCITE URINATION.
G Ecchymoses; purpura haemorrhagica.
• "Purpura haemorrhagica calls for it if there are fresh ecchymoses in great numbers from day to day." [Clarke]
G AFTER scarlet fever.
[albuminuria; dropsy; haematuria]
G Vertigo and vanishing of sight.
P Amblyopia from alcohol.
P Smooth, sore, glossy tongue.
P Urine; smoky.
And Coffee grounds or thick, yellow, slimy, muddy sediment.
Odour of VIOLETS.
P Nephritis and violent bronchitis.
P Recurrent cystitis from living in damp dwellings.
Rubrics
Mind
Stupor returns quickly after answering [2]. Confusion > urination [1/1]. Delusions, he is sleeping [1; Rhus-t.]. Dulness > copious flow of urine [2; Gels.].
Head
Pain, > profuse urination [1]. Pulsating, vertex [2].
Eye
Pain, > profuse urination [1]. Pulsation in eyes [1].
Vision
Diplopia [1]. Lost, during vertigo [1].
Hearing
One's own voice sounds unnatural [1/1].
Nose
Constant desire for picking one's nose [1].
Face
Pain, > profuse urination [1].Trembling lips [2].
Stomach
Nausea after meat [1]. Thirst, during headache [2].
Bladder
Pain, at night, alternating with pain at umbilicus [1/1].
Urine
Albuminous, consecutive to heart disease [2], in pregnancy [2].
Chest
Sensation of warmth about the heart [1].
Sleep
Sleepiness during headache [1]. Sleeplessness, while lying on left side [1].
Perspiration
Clammy, during menopause [2]. Cold, in diarrhoea [1].
Skin
Eruptions, urticaria, from shell fish [1].
Food
Aversion: [1]: Meat.
Desire: [1]: Alcohol; bitter drinks; dry rice.
Worse: [1]: Bitter drinks; meat; shell fish.