Steinmetz:Myroxylon
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Myroxylon balsamum var. genuinum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- North-Western parts of South America
- especially Columbia
- Venezuela
- New Granada
- Part(s) Used
- Balsamum Tolutanum (obtained from incisions in the bark of the tree)
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- Constituent(s)
- cinnamic acid
- benzoic acid
- cinnamein
- resin-esters
- tolene
- phenol
- styrol
- vanillin
- free acids
- essential oil
- Action
- vulnerary
- pectoral
- expectorant
- fumigatory
- tonic
- stimulant
- antiseptic
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[edit] Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Peruvian balsam tree
- Balsam of Peru tree
- Natural Habitat
- Central- and South America
- especially the forests of San Salvador and Honduras
- Part(s) Used
- Balsamum Peruvianum (obtained from the bark of the tree by a special procedure)
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- Constituent(s)
- cinnamein
- resin esters
- cinnamic acid
- benzoic acid
- peruviol
- vanillin
- Action
- pectoral
- stimulant
- expectorant
- vulnerary
- anti-septic. The balsam is also used in the Roman Catholic Church in the preparation of the Chrism
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