This section is from "The Domestic Encyclopaedia Vol1", by A. F. M. Willich. Amazon: The Domestic Encyclopaedia.
Balsam, or Native Balsam, an oily-resinous fluid, oozing out of certain plant, either spontaneously, or by incision.
There are a variety of balsams, denominated according to the sub-stances from which they are obtained, such as the Canada, Co-iaiva, Gilkad, Peru, Tolu, of which we shall give an account under their heads.
 
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