Balsam tree
Useful properties and uses of balsam wood
Description of the balsam tree
The balsam tree is a fairly large tree, the height of which can exceed 16 meters. It is common in various parts of Central America. A unique procedure is used to obtain the balm that is on sale. Tap the trunk of the tree near its base with any blunt object. Then a special small incision is made in the outer layer of the bark. It is fired with an ordinary burning torch. In about a couple of days, gum will come out of the incision. It is collected with special absorbent rags.
To obtain a second collection of gum, it is necessary to re-make a deeper cut in the bark, and also burn it with fire. Pieces of bark and rags that have been soaked in leaked gum from the balsam tree are boiled down and turn into raw balsam. The resulting agent is then subjected to a wide variety of distillation and unique purification processes. The final product has a scent and a rather dark shade.
Such a syrupy balm often has a different consistency, composition and color, which depends on the multi-stage extraction complex. Its quality is directly related to the correct order of each process. Such a unique remedy is a rather rare drug that has been little studied.
Useful properties of balsam tree
In the balsam tree, cinnameins are found in large quantities, as well as various benzoic and cinnamic acids, resins, coumarins, nerolidol, vanillin and farnesol. These aromatic substances make the presented plant quite unique. A special Peruvian balsam based on balsam wood is an excellent mild remedy for everyday skin care. It perfectly cleans the epidermis from all kinds of impurities and serious inflammations. Along with this, the balm is considered a miraculous antiseptic.
The exceptional combination of substances found in the plant makes it an indispensable remedy for the treatment of deep ulcers, abscesses, burns and cuts.
Balsam wood application
The balsam tree is able to perfectly heal wounds of any size, cleanse extensive abscesses, and also help with dangerous frostbite of varying degrees. In the Middle Ages, it was used to heal cuts, pockmarks, and weeping sores. The effectiveness of products based on balsam wood has been proven over time. People suffering from bleeding hemorrhoids are shown special candles based on this incomparable Peruvian balm. With prolonged use, you can permanently get rid of such an unpleasant ailment.
In ancient times, this delightful plant was used to treat deadly scabies quite successfully. Inside, the presented Peruvian balsam is often prescribed for severe chronic bronchitis, and it is also effective for other lung diseases. It is not recommended to use raw Peruvian balm internally. It is intended for external use as a warming ointment. A few procedures in the form of warming compresses are enough to remove phlegm from the bronchopulmonary tract.
To prepare a healing ointment, you can dissolve the balm in ordinary vegetable oil in a ratio of 1:10. With such a wonderful remedy, infectious or metabolic skin diseases can be externally treated in almost a few sessions. In addition, it is also prescribed for open wounds as a good granulation agent. For diseases of the throat and nose, you can use special inhalations with balm from this plant. To do this, you need to use the powder of Peruvian balsam inside three times a day with severe inflammation of the respiratory tract.
It should also be mentioned that this balsam tree product is often used in veterinary medicine. He can easily cope with all kinds of parasitic diseases of the scabies type in chickens. It is indicated in dogs, horses and cattle for tick-borne scabies. With regular use of the remedy, significant improvement occurs and the disease recedes.
Balsam tree contraindications
No specific contraindications for the use of balsam wood have been identified. However, you should be aware that some sensitive people have especially thin skin categorically cannot tolerate the application of various ointments based on Peruvian balsam. It is also not recommended to use the medicinal product inside. Moreover, with a sufficiently long-term use during the treatment of large areas of damaged human skin, the load on the kidneys increases, which can cause various complications on the kidneys.
The author of the article: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna | Phytotherapist
Education: Diploma in "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the Pirogov University (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).
