Balm Of Gilead

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Appalachia), NO

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Medicine

Science studied: ACETOPHENONE, BISABOLENE, ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE, BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Salicaceae

Scientific name: Populus tacamahacca

Common names: Balm Of Gilead, balsampoppel

History

The source record documents this plant in US(Appalachia), NO.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Medicine

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US(Appalachia)
• NO

Documented cultural uses

• Medicine

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETOPHENONE
• BISABOLENE
• ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE
• BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
• EO
• GALANGIN
• HUMULENE
• ISORHAMNETIN
• KAEMPFEROL
• KAEMPFEROL-3-METHYLETHER
• BETA-PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL
• 3-ACETYL-PINOBANKSIN
• PINOCEMBRIN
• QUERCETIN
• RHAMNETIN
• RHAMNOCITRIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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