Title: White Pine
Additional Names: Deal pine; Northern pine; Weymouth pine
Literature References: The dried inner bark of Pinus strobus L., Pinaceae. Constit. Coniferin glycoside, coniferyl alcohol, tannin, oleoresin, volatile oils.
Properties: Weak yellowish-orange to light yellowish-brown when powdered, with a slightly terebinthinate odor and a slightly mucilaginous, sweet, then bitter and astringent taste.
Therap-Cat: The bark as expectorant. |