Steinmetz:Myroxylon
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Myroxylon balsamum var. genuinum
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Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae
Myroxylon balsamum var. genuinum
Also known as (or relevant to)
Myroxylon balsamum
var. genuinum
Myroxylon toluifera
Toluifera balsamum
Family
Leguminosae
English Names
Tolu balsam tree
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)
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
Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae
Also known as (or relevant to)
Myroxylon balsamum
var. pereirae
Toluifera pereirae
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)
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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