Steinmetz:Myroxylon

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

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