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What is pure gum turpentine?
Pure gum turpentine (PGT) is yet another of those natural, traditional, home and folk remedies that is a delight to use. It is a colourless, thin oil with a pleasant pine - eucalyptus - citrus fragrance. The finest pure gum turpentine is used in the French perfume industry, with France itself producing some of the world's best. Some of its properties allow it to be used as a substitute for essential oils such as eucalyptus oil, tea tree oil, rosemary oil and oregano oil.
PGT is made by the steam distillation of eucalyptus trees in Australia, from cedar trees in Russia, and from pine and fir trees in Europe, the USA and many other parts of the world. Gum turpentine is a water insoluble, fat-soluble, highly inflammable, thin, volatile, colourless liquid oil with a pleasant smell.
Pure Gum Turpentine
Every plant has evolved compounds that protect it from fungi, parasites, and from being eaten by insects and animals. Gums exude from the stems of plants or from wounds on the plant. Gums are rich in a variety of sugars, and are most common in trees and bushes in dry regions. They are soluble in water.
Resins are very complex and varied, depending on the plant from which they come. They are formed from the oxidation of various essential oils and tend to harden on exposure to air. Resins are not soluble in water. Resins ooze out through the bark of a tree, particularly if there is an injury to the bark so it can seal the injury. They act as natural fungicides and pesticides. Resins are harvested by tapping (cutting) the bark and collecting the liquid that drips out. This liquid usually contains a mixture of resins, gums and essential oils.
Terpenes are one of the main components of resins, produced by plants to protect and heal themselves. The steam distillation of wood resins, particularly pine, eucalypt and citrus trees, using logs or tree stumps, produces terpene-rich gum turpentine. In addition to terpenes, gum turpentine also contains significant amounts acetic acid, butyric acid and d-limonene. Pure gum turpentine also has some of the properties of essential oils like eucalyptus oil, tea tree oil, rosemary oil, citrus oils and oregano oil. Terpenes are major biosynthetic building blocks within nearly every living creature. For example, steroids are derivatives of the triterpene squalene.
Pure gum turpentine and kerosene have many similar health and medicinal properties although they are different products. Here in Australia they are both affordable and widely available. I prefer to use gum turpentine because I like its taste, smell and feel. If you are unable to buy pure gum turpentine, kerosene is largely a substitute. Of course, carefully read how to use it and adjust the dosage.