Pistacia eurycarpa explained
Pistacia eurycarpa, commonly as Persian turpentine tree,[1] is a species of Pistacia native to southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, Iran, Armenia, and Antilebanon.[2] It is called qezwan (قەزوان) or dareben (دارەبەن) in Kurdish. It is morphologically close to Pistacia atlantica subsp. mutica, but differs by having distinctly compressed fruits (width larger than length).[3]
Having a watery flavour, its resin is used as a chewing gum to relieve upper abdominal discomfort, stomach aches, dyspepsia and peptic ulcer.[4]
Notes and References
- Naseri . Nahid Gharib . Ashnagar . Alamdar . Naghdi . Naserollah . 2006 . Isolation and identification of the major chemical compounds found in the oleoresin obtained from the Pistacia atlantica tree (Persian turpentine tree, Desf. subsp. kurdica) grown in Ilam Province of Iran . Asian Journal of Chemistry . 18 . 2 . 1121–1124.
- Web site: Pistacia eurycarpa Yalt.. 2021-06-08. Catalogue of Life.
- Book: Rechinger, Karl Heinz . Flora Iranica . Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt . 1969 . 63 . Graz, Austria . 4.
- Ahmed, H.M., 2017. Traditional uses of Kurdish medicinal plant Pistacia atlantica subsp. kurdica Zohary in Ranya, Southern Kurdistan. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 64(6), pp.1473-1484.