Balsam Styrax Benzoin
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Title
Balsam Styrax Benzoin
Description
Latin Name: Balsam Styrax Benzoin
Common Name: Benzoin, or balsam of peru, the resin of the benjamin tree
Classification: Blenhorrhetic
Isolated Drug/s: Benzoic acid
Medicinal Usage: The resin of the tree is obtained from incisions in the bark, and then boiled in water so that the balsam settles at the bottom. It has the consistency of honey.
Used as a stimulating blennhorrhetic, expectorant and tonic. It is employed in treatment of bronchitis, chronic catarrh, asthma, gonorrhea, leucorrhea, or externally to ulcers. It is commonly given in the form of a pill, emulsion, or inhalation.
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Common Name: Benzoin, or balsam of peru, the resin of the benjamin tree
Classification: Blenhorrhetic
Isolated Drug/s: Benzoic acid
Medicinal Usage: The resin of the tree is obtained from incisions in the bark, and then boiled in water so that the balsam settles at the bottom. It has the consistency of honey.
Used as a stimulating blennhorrhetic, expectorant and tonic. It is employed in treatment of bronchitis, chronic catarrh, asthma, gonorrhea, leucorrhea, or externally to ulcers. It is commonly given in the form of a pill, emulsion, or inhalation.
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Source
Specimen: Styrax Benzoin. Image courtesy of the New England Botanical Club.
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“Balsam Styrax Benzoin,” OnView, accessed April 27, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/18223.