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Balsam of tolu

noun

Aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups. Synonyms: tolu, tolu balsam.

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... American tree, also called Myroxylon, which yields the resinous drug called balsam of Tolu. This substance is fragrant, having a warm, sweetish taste, and burns with an agreeable odor. It is used in perfumery and in the manufacture of pastilles, also for flavoring confectionery, as in ...

— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders

... aniseed, or dill—these sticks being well beloved by most schoolboys. The dried leaves, when soaked out in warm water, will serve as an excellent emollient poultice. A certain preparation, called "Essence of Coltsfoot," found great favour with our grand sires for treating their colds. This consisted of Balsam of Tolu and Friar's Balsam in equal parts, together with double the quantity of Spirit of Wine. It did not really contain a trace of Coltsfoot, and the nostrum was provocative of inflammation, because of the spirit in excess. Dr. Paris ...

— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie

Words linked to "Balsam of tolu" : tolu balsam tree, balsam of Peru, tolu tree, balsam, Myroxylon balsamum, tolu balsam, Myroxylon toluiferum