# turpentine

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turpentine/176926>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 22, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turpentine/176926 "2003-05-22T23:29:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![captainQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turpentine/176926/1 "2003-05-22T23:29:18Z")

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once when I was looking at stuff in medical supplies section of a supermarket, I found little bottles of turpentine. What’s so medicinal about turpentine?

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turpentine/176926/2 "2003-05-22T23:39:29Z")

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This thread might be enlightening:

[Where can I get a turpentine pill?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=181736&highlight=turpentine)