”Most of us are familiar with turpentine, whose pungent odor as a paint thinner is rarely forgotten. Used medicinally since ancient times as a chest rub for throat and nasal ailments and as a treatment for lice and intestinal parasites, it is mentioned in over 700 readings, along with related substances. Suggested primarily for external applications for kidney and bladder disorders, turpentine is also an ingredient in a tonic, an inhalant, and an expectorant; in capsules, as a pellet to be taken orally, and combined with mutton tallow and spirits of camphor in a massage formula.
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