Seirogan ingredient. That ingredient in the West may otherwise go by such names as "wood creosote", "beechwood creosote", or "liquid pitch oil", and should be distinguished from industrial "coal-tar creosote". To emphasize the distinction, wood creosote in Japan is sometimes called by such names as and minor variants thereof. The wood creosote is blended with two or more recognized in for their antiseptic and other effects, but the additional ingredients used are different among manufacturers (See under #Chemical composition for a sampling of formulas). Some quarters (perhaps kanpō medicine practitioners and others) insist however that "Seirogan is not strictly speaking kanpō
Tar "Burmese Oil" or "Burmese Naphtha", is also a form of petroleum. Oil Sands, almost exclusively produced in Alberta, Canada is colloquially referred to as "Tar Sands" however the oil sands is composed of bitumen. Note, similar heavy crude grades from Venezuela are not referred to as "Tar Sands" by Wikipedia or the environmental community. In Northern Europe, the word "tar" refers primarily to a substance that is derived from the wood and roots of pine. In earlier times it was often used as a water repellent coating for boats, ships, and roofs. It is still used as an additive in