balsams And Latex Flashcards
sn: Tolu balsam
Myroxylon balsamum
family: tolu balsam
fabaceae
color: tolu balsam with ferric chloride
green
odor: tolu balsam
benzaldehyde
cons (5): tolu balsam
toluresinotannol (free cinnamic acid, free benzoic acid, benzyl cinnamate, benzyl benzoate
uses (4): tolu balsam
- compound benzoin tincture
- expectorant
- flavorant in chewing gum
- perfumery
sn: peruvian balsam
Myroxylon pereirae
fam: peruvian balsam
Fabaceae
prod. of balsam: peruvian balsam
boiling bark in water
cons (3): peruvian balsam
benzoyl citrate, benzoyl benzoate, cinnamyl cinnamate
uses (5): peruvian balsam
- protectant, rubefacient, parasiticide, antiseptic, vulnerary
- antiseptic dressing
only balsam not part of compound benzoin tincture
peruvian balsam
sn: Siam benzoin/ Asa dulcis
Styrax benzoin
fam: Siam benzoin/ Asa dulcis
Styracaceae
how is Siam benzoin/ Asa dulcis produced?
by incisions - first secretion is very sticky (rejected); succeeding cuts yield harder secretions
which is more expensive? Sumatra benzoin or Siam benzoin/ Asa dulcis
Siam benzoin/ Asa dulcis
odor: Siam benzoin/ Asa dulcis
vanilla-like odor
uses internally (2): Siam benzoin/ Asa dulcis
expectorant, antiseptic
cons (2): Siam benzoin/ Asa dulcis
coniferyl benzoate (major), siaresinol
uses (4): Siam benzoin/ Asa dulcis
food, drinks, perfumery, and toiletry
ingredient for Friar’s balsam
Siam benzoin/ Asa dulcis (Styrax benzoin)
sn: sumatra benzoin
Styrax tonkinensis
fam: sumatra benzoin
styracaceae
cons (1): sumatra benzoin
20% free balsamic acids (Cinnamic and benzoic; 2:1 ratio)
uses (5): sumatra benzoin
- source of benzoic acid (commonly used as preservative in Whitfield’s ointment for athlete’s foot)
antiseptic, stimulant, expectorant, diuretic
differentiating Siamese from Sumatra benzoin: warming with KMnO4
Sumatra: faint odor of benzaldehyde
differentiating Siamese from Sumatra benzoin: ferric chloride
green color to Siamese benzoin