Chemicals and Drugs

Balsams

Resinous substances which most commonly originate from trees. In addition to resins, they contain oils, cinnamic acid and BENZOIC ACID.

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Abstract

Resinous substances which most commonly originate from trees. In addition to resins, they contain oils, cinnamic acid and BENZOIC ACID.

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Tree Numbers

  1. D05.750w.078w.840.219w
  2. D20.215.721w.500.219w

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QV 241

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Balsams. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001453. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001453
  2. Balsams. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balsam
  3. Balsams. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1776037