Resins Flashcards
Sci name - rosin
Pinus palustris
Common name - rosin
Colophony
Family - rosin
Pinaceae
Constituents - rosin (2)
(+) pimaric acid
(-) pimaric acid → abietic acid
Uses - rosin (8)
Stiffening agent in plasters
Thermoplastic floor tiles, surface coating
Ointments, paper, adhesives, inks, rubber
Solid resin, translucent glassy mass with pale yellow or amber color
Rosin
Sci name - almaciga
Agathis alba
Common name - almaciga
Manila copal
Family - almaciga
Pinaceae
Uses - almaciga (8)
Varnish
Thermoplastic floor tiles, surface coating
Ointments, paper, adhesives, inks, rubber
Solid resin, obtained as resinous exudations from trees or mineral resin.
Almaciga
Almaciga is obtained as resionus exudations from __ or __
Trees or mineral resin
Hard, yellow, brown, and becomes soluble by melting.
True copal
Sci name - jalap
Exogonium purga (Ipomoea purga)
Family - jalap
Convolvulaceae
Part used - jalap
Root
Constituents (3) - jalap
Convulvulin, exogonic acid, ipurganol
Uses - jalap (3)
Cathartic, hydragogue, purgative
Give the 3 allied drugs of jalap
Orizaba, sweet potato, scammony
Allied drugs of jalap: Sci name - orizaba
Ipomoea orizabensis
Allied drugs of jalap: Sci name - sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
Allied drugs of jalap: Sci name - scammony
Convolvulus scammonia
Allied drugs of jalap: Constituents - orizaba (2)
jalapinolic acid and orizabins
Allied drugs of jalap: Constituent - sweet potato (1)
simonins
Allied drugs of jalap: Constituent - scammony (1)
scammonins
Sci name - sandarac
Tetraclinis articulata
Family - sandarac
Cupressaceae
Part used - sandarac
Stem