Balsam
Balsam is the resinous exudate which forms on certain kinds of trees and shrubs. Balsam owes its name to the biblical Balm of Gilead.
Chemistry
Balsams often contain benzoic or cinnamic acid or their esters.The Balsam of Matariyya
The Balsam of Matariyya was a substance famous as a panacea among physicians in the Middle East and Europe during the Antique and Medieval periods. The substance has long been used as a medicine, with early references to the substance recorded as far back as 285 BC. The Balsam of Matariyya was said to be derived from an Egyptian plant and is sometimes also referred to as the balm of Gilead or the balm of Mecca.List of balsams
- Acaroid resin
- Acouchi balsam
- Ammoniacum
- Asafoetida
- Balm of Gilead
- Balm of Mecca
- Balsam fir -
- Balsam of Peru
- Balsam of Tolu
- Balsam poplars -
- Bisabol
- Bdellium
- Benzoin resin
- Bukhoor
- Cabreuva balsam
- Camphor
- Canada balsam
- Chinese lacquer
- Copaiba balsam
- Copal
- Corneiba balsam
- Damar
- Dragon's blood
- Elemi
- Frankincense
- GalbanumGuaiacum officinale
- Guggul
- Gurjun balsam
- Imbauba balsam
- Labdanum
- Mastic
- Myrrh
- Obira balsam Opopanax
- Umiri balsam
- Rosin
- Sagapenum
- Sandarac
- Sarcocolla
- Storax balsam
- Turpentine
- Venice turpentine
- Wallaba balsam