
· Family: (Anacardiaceae)
· Botanical Name: (Pistacia terebinthus L.)
· English Name: Terebinth Tree
· Local Name: Known commonly as Terebinth and Turpentine tree.
· Description: It consists of joint leaves that facing one another and bright flakes also they give resin smell. Their height is around 6 to 9 mm.
· Parts Used: Fruits, galls, body and leaves.
· Components: It contains 9-12 percent of turpentine which is a kind of fragrant essential oil. Additionally this plant includes myricetin, resin and gallic acid. Also the bark of the plant contains 25 percent tannin.
· Harvest Time: Between March and September
· Geographic spread: The Aegean and Mediterranean Regions