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Balsams

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  • Mecca balsam (Commiphora opobalsamum): entire young plant. Line engraving by J. Heath, c. 1804.
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    On the manufacture of Balsam of Peru / by Daniel Hanbury.

    Hanbury, Daniel, 1825-1875. | Date: [1864]
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    Mecca balsam (Commiphora opobalsamum): entire young plant. Line engraving by J. Heath, c. 1804.

    | Date: 1 October 1804 | Reference: 20919i
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    On the myrospermum of sonsonate, from which the so-called balsam of Peru, white balsam and balsamito, are obtained / by Jonathan Pereira.

    Pereira, Jonathan, 1804-1853. | Date: [1850]
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    On the black balsam of Peru / by Dr. Theodor Martius (in a letter to Dr. Pereira).

    Martius, Theodor. | Date: [1851]
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    The natural history of lac, amber, and myrrh : with a plain account of the many excellent virtues these three medicinal substances are naturally possessed of, and well adapted for the cure of various diseases incident to the human body: and a restorative balsamic tincture ... / By John Cook.

    Cook, John, approximately 1705-1777. | Date: 1770
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