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• Abietic acid prepared from the weak alcoholic solution of rosin has
antibacterial, insecticidal, anti-dandruff and filmogenic properties
(sprayed on burns and wounds).

• Oil of turpentine has antiseptic and rubefacient activities.
Toxicity of oleoresin:

• Fatal poisoning reported in children who have ingested as little as 15 ml.

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