Intro Part Flashcards
T or F: resins Amorphous products with simple nature
F - complex nature
T or F: resins are Hard, transparent / translucent
T
Resins when heated?
soften and melt
Resins are oxidation products of? (2)
Terpenes, volatile oils
Resins are insoluble in?
Petroleum spirit
Resins dissolve more in or less completely in (3)
Alcohol, chloroform and ether
Resins are contained where?
schizogenous or lysigenous ducts (resin ducts)
T or F: resins can be found in other portions
T - (ex. resin cells of bloodroot, heartwood of guaiacum, external glands of cannabis, internal glands of male fern, or glands of lac insect)
T or F: Resin yield is usually decreased by injury
F - increased
Resin can be isolated by? (3)
- Use of alcohol
- Distillation
- Punctures
Way of isolation: Jalap or podophyllotoxin
use of alcohol
Way of isolation: copaiba and turpentine
Distillation
Way of isolation: mastic
Punctures
contain oxyacids, and form metallic salts known as resinates; used in soaps and varnishes
Resin acids
Classification: abietic acid in rosin, commiphoric acid in myrrh, and copaivic acid in copaiba
Resins acids