What is Peru Balsam?
Peru Balsam, also known as Peruvian Balsam or Balsam from Peru, is a tree originally in Central America, especially Salvador. The name of the tree comes from products made with its resin, which were once sent to Europe from the ports of Lima in Peru. However, it is not originally from the area. Peru Balsam is commercially valuable for its strong, fragrant resin, which has been used as a herbal medicine for centuries. The wood of the Peruvian balsam is valuable in many parts of the world and has a similar composition to the mahogany. Trees on average in a height of about 65 feet (19.8 meters), although it was known that some would reach up to 115 feet (35 meters). At the end of the tree branches there are fragrant white flowers and resins found in the trunk can be harvested for 30 or more years.
Peru balsam resin is tapped from the trunk of the tree at least 20 years. One, a fully grown tree will produce about 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) resin per year. Resin smells of cinnamon and vanilla and is often used as food and ingredient and flavor in the productionH, such as chewing gum, cough syrup and soft drinks. However, it is the most popular for its use as a herbal drug.
Traditionally, Peru Balsam resin was used by the native tribes of Central America and Mexico to treat external wounds, colds and flu, rheumatism and symptoms of asthma. In the 17th century, resin was first exported to Europe, where it was used as anti-ryyl and antibacterial agent. It was included in the German pharmacopeia as a treatment of wounds, ulcerations, beds, scabies, lice and worms. Balsam from Peru was first documented in the United States of Pharmacopeia in 1820 for the treatment of diarrhea, remuneration, bronchitis and laryngitis. Pharmacopeia is a book published by a government or a medical society containing a list of all admitted drugs and drugs, along with articles on their use and preparation.
In modern times, resin from the Peru Balsam tree is most often used in topical wound products, inDirectors, lacerations and parasites. It is located in commercial products against falling and hair treatment and as a scent in soaps, shoulders and perfumes. Other documented resin use include coughing, sore throat, respiratory problems, emphysema, itching, purrigo, eczema, low blood pressure, hemorrhoids, leucorrhoea, head, abscesses, excessive mucous membranes, fungal infections, bromes, grooves, dandruffy.
Peru Balsam is widely available worldwide in the form of essential oil or as pure rubber. These products are designed for external use, even if they can be used internally in small quantities. Balsam from the Peru of Etheric oil is Also used in aromatherapy for the treatment of nervous tension and various stress -related diseases.
For local use, the recommended dose is one sub -resin or oil combined with three part -bearing oils such as olive or almond oil. The mixture is applied twice a day to rashes, wounds or skin parasites. For indoor use in a cup of warm waterIt dissolves five to ten drops of Peru Balsam and is taken twice a day for the treatment of respiratory diseases. Although the substance is generally safe, when it is adopted properly and no drug interactions have been reported, it is always good to consult a qualified doctor before taking any new herbal drug.