Secondary compounds of seed plants used in medicines and oth

Secondary compounds of seed plants used in medicines and other uses. Tannins Resin, rosin, turpentine, pitch

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(The uses of these compounds in modern medicine is rare, but have been used widely in the traditional/herbal system of medicine)

Resin: Resins are mostly plant derived or may be synthetic in origin. These are highly viscous substances which the plants produce in response to injury. It has been used as a herbal medicine. Podophyllotoxin is a starting material for the synthesis of anticancer drugs.

Rosin: Rosins are solid resins obtained from pines and used in ointments and plasters.

Turpentine: Turpentine is a fluid obtained during distillation of resin from pine. It has been used traditionally as tropical medicine for wounds and treatment of lice.

Pitch: Pitch is a type of resin obtained from plants. These have been used in traditional medicine for treatment of rheumatism, burns and sores, ulcer, small pox and syphilis.