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Felter's Materia Medica on Balsamum Peruvianum
BALSAMUM PERUVIANUM
A balsam obtained from Toluifera Pereirae (Royle) Baillon. San Salvador in Central America; called Balsam of Peru because first exported to Europe from Peru. Common Names: Balsam of Peru, Peru Balsam. Description.A dark brown, heavy fluid of syrupy consistence, without stickiness and non-hardening in the air, and having a vanilla-like odor, and an acrid, bitter persistent taste. It is soluble in alcohol and chloroform. Principal Constituents. Cinnamein or benzylic cinnamate (C9 H7 (C7 H7) 02...1
A balsam obtained from Toluifera Pereirae (Royle) Baillon. San Salvador in Central America; called Balsam of Peru because first exported to Europe from Peru. Common Names: Balsam of Peru, Peru Balsam. Description.A dark brown, heavy fluid of syrupy consistence, without stickiness and non-hardening in the air, and having a vanilla-like odor, and an acrid, bitter persistent taste. It is soluble in alcohol and chloroform. Principal Constituents. Cinnamein or benzylic cinnamate (C9 H7 (C7 H7) 02...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.