Resin

➢ Oxidizing volatile oils

➢ Crystalline or amorphous
➢ Resin acids + Resin alcohols + Resinotanols + Resins
➢ Resinotanols yield color when exposed to FeCl
Resin Acids
➢ Oxy acids
Resin Alcohol
➢ Does not produce a tannin-like reaction with salts

Pharmaceutical Resins
1. Evaporation w/ alcohol and Precipitation w/ Water( Jalap, polyphylum)
2. Separation of oleoresin(Copaiba, turpentene)
3. Collection of exudates from natural product(Mastic)

Type Scientific Name Characteristics And Info Components Use

➢ Stiffening agent in ointments,
adhesives, plasters and cerates
Pinus palustris
Rosin ➢ Diuretic in vetmed
P. Pinaster
(Yellow resin, abietic ➢ Shiny, spiky, angular ➢ Abietic acid ➢ Commercially used to manufacture
P. Halepensis
anhydride, colophony fragments ➢ Sylvic acid varnishes
P. Massoniana
resin, amber resin, ➢ Translucent and amber ➢ Sipinic acid ➢ Abietic acid shows antimicrobial,
P. Tabuliformis
resin, coloponium antiulcer, and cardiovascular activity. As
P. Carribacea
well as filmogenic, surfactant, and
Resins

antifeedant properties.
➢ Podophylin – caustic agent for
warts, shows cytotoxic activity
➢ Peltatin – purgative
Podophyllum Podophyllum ➢ Podophyllotoxin – semi synthetically
➢ GI irritant, acts as a drastic purgative
(Mayapple, mandrake) peltatum converted into a potent anticancer
agent for lung and testicular cancer
 ➢ Flavorant
Eriodictyon ➢ Expectorant
Eriodictyon/Yerbasanta
californicum ➢ Stimulant
➢ To mask bitter taste in quinine
Jalap ➢ Stimulate intestinal secretion
(Radix jalapae, jalap ➢ Laxative in small doses
Exogonium purga
root, vera cruz, ➢ Purgative in large doses
mexican jalap) ➢ Hydragogue cathartic
Mastic
Pistacia lentiscus ➢ Alpha-resin or mastichic acid ➢ Dental varnish to seal cavities
(Mastiche, Mastich)
Resins

➢ Skeletal muscle relaxant

Kava-Kava Piper methysticum ➢ Antipyretic
➢ Local anesthetic property
➢ Sedative
➢ Analgesic
➢ Intoxicant
➢ Stomachic
Cannabis
Cannabis sativa ➢ Psychoactive euphoria ➢ Alpha 9 - tetrahydrocannabinol ➢ antispasmodic
(Marijuana, pot, MJ)
➢ Anxiolytic
➢ Anticonvulsant
➢ Antitussive
➢ Narcotic
➢ Not related to true
gums
➢ Yellowish, opaque
masses
Oleoresin

Turpentine ➢ Glossy, sticky when

(Gum turpentine, gum Pinus palustris warm ➢ External counterirritant
thus) ➢ Brittle when cold
 Capsicum frutisens
(Chillies) ➢ Externally – stimulant, counterirritant,
Capsicum annum var rubefacient
longum(Luisiana ➢ Main compound - ➢ Internally – carminative, stomachic,
Capsicum
long pepper) Capsacin dyspepsia, flatulence
Capsicum annum var ➢ Treatment of migraine and cluster
conoides(Tobacco headache
pepper)
Oleoresin

➢ Prescribed for Dyspepsia, flatulent colic,

Ginger
vomiting spasms
(Zingiber, rhizoma Zingiber officinale ➢ Zingiberol/Bisabolin
➢ For stomach, cold, cough, and asthma
zingiberis, zingibere)
➢ Sorethroat, hoarseness, loss of voice
➢ Disinfectant
➢ Diuretic
Copaiba ➢ Not a true balsam
Copaifera spp. ➢ Copaibic acid ➢ Stimulant
(Balsam copaiba) ➢ 1ml dose
➢ Expectorant
➢ Laxative
White Pine/White Pine ➢ Tannic acid
Pinus strobes ➢ ➢ Expectorant – 2g dose
Bark ➢ Oleoresin
➢ Carminative, Incense
➢ Local stimulant, Antiseptic
Myrrh
➢ Astringent to mucus membranes
(Gum myrrh, gum-resin Commiphora ➢ Astring-osol
➢ Tincture, paint, gargle
myrrh, arabian or molmol ➢
➢ Disinfectant, deodorizing, and
somali myrrh, myrrha)
inflammatory conditions of the mouth
Oleogumresin

and throat
➢ Carminative
➢ Expectorant
Ferula asafoetida ➢ Antispasmodic
Asatefida
F. Foetida Royel ➢ Asaresinotanol ➢ Laxative
(Devil’s dung, food of
F. Rubricaulis Boiss ➢ Ferrolic acid ➢ Flavoring for curries, sauces, and pickles
the gods, asafoda)
➢ Enema for intestinal flatulence
➢ Hysterical and epileptic infusions
➢ Cholera, asthma, whooping cough
 Storax
➢ Prep for Compound Benzoic Tincture
(Liquid storax, styrax, ➢ Storesin-alpha –
➢ Antiseptic to treat burns, frostbites,
peruvian balsam, Liquidumbar crystallizable w/ K
cracks, erythema, pruritus, ulcers, and
indian balsam, china orientalis ➢ Soresin-beta –
wounds
oil, black balsam, Myroxylon noncrystallizable w/ K
➢ Suppositories are used to cure pain,
honduras balsam, balsamum var. ➢ Can cause contact
pruritus, piles, and other anal disorders
surnam balsam, peru pereirae dermatitis in some
➢ Fixative
balsam, balsamum people
peruvianum)
➢ Local protectant
Balsam

Peruvian Balsam ➢ Rubefacient

➢ Benzylcinnamate
(Peru balsam, balsam Myroxylon pereirae ➢ Parasiticide
➢ Peruresinotanol
of peru) ➢ Antiseptic
➢ Astringent
Tolu Balsam/Balsam of
➢ Prep for Compound benzoic Tincture
Tolu
➢ Flavorant
(Thomas balsam, Myroxylon ➢ Cinnamate
➢ Expectorant
opobalsam, resin tolu, balsamum ➢ toluresinotanol
➢ Stimulant
balsamum
➢ Antiseptic
toluntanum)
Benzoic ➢ Sumaresinotanol
➢ Prep for Compound Benzoic Tincture
(Styrax benzoin) ➢ Siaresinotanol
Compound Benzoic Tincture – Storax, tolu balsam, benzoic, aloe