Do you know of any medicinal uses for turpentine, internal or topical?!


Question: Turpentine has been used in ancient times ,turpentine and petroleum distillates-coal tar, been used to treat lice, abrasions and wounds, as a chest rub when mixed with animal fats ,Vicks Rub has turpentine in it, as an inhaler for nasal and throat ailments. Mixed with sugar used to treat intestinal parasites.
Iit is not used by itself , the vapor can burn the skin and eyes, damage the lungs cause renal failure and damage to the central nervous system.
Its real uses are for a solvent for paints.


Answers: Turpentine has been used in ancient times ,turpentine and petroleum distillates-coal tar, been used to treat lice, abrasions and wounds, as a chest rub when mixed with animal fats ,Vicks Rub has turpentine in it, as an inhaler for nasal and throat ailments. Mixed with sugar used to treat intestinal parasites.
Iit is not used by itself , the vapor can burn the skin and eyes, damage the lungs cause renal failure and damage to the central nervous system.
Its real uses are for a solvent for paints.





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