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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Balsam
		Balsam is an oily, resinous, and odorous substance, which flows spontaneously or by incision from certain plants, and which the Church mixes with olive oil for use as chrism.
		Balsams are very widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom, being particularly abundant in the pine family, but the name is generally restricted in the present day to resins which in addition to a volatile oil contain benzoic and cinnamic acid.
		Later he mixes the balsam with a little oil on a paten and pours it into the chrism with a suitable invocation: "May this mixture of liquors be to those who shall be anointed with it, a propitiation and a salutary protection for ever and ever.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02226a.htm (484 words)

	Balsam Fir - Abies balsamea
		The Balsam fir is a late successional, or climax growth tree.
		The Balsam fir is the least fire resistant of evergreen in North America, and its seeds are destroyed by fire.
		Balsam fir is one of the major food supplies for moose in the winter.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /balsam_fir.htm (393 words)

	Abies balsamea (L
		Balsam fir with high vigor and a ratio of at least 0.7- the proportion of live-crown length to total tree height averaged 6.1 cm (2.4 in) of growth in d.b.h.
		Balsam fir accounted for 35 percent of the average annual net growth in predominantly softwood stands and 32 percent in mixed stands that were extensively managed.
		A budworm vigor-resistance classification for spruce and balsam fir.
	www.na.fs.fed.us /spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_1/abies/balsamea.htm (5827 words)

	Database entry for: BALSAM OF TOLU
		Balsam trees are tapped like rubber trees to collect their resin like gums that are used commercially and sold as "balsam." A tree must be at least 20 years old before it can be tapped for its gum, and one tree produces only about 3 kg of gum annually.
		In Britain, balsam is used topically for scabies, prurigo (chronic inflammation of the skin), pruritus, and acute eczema, as well as taken internally for asthma and bronchitis and to generally lessen mucous secretions.
		Balsam of Peru and balsam of tolu have been documented to have antiseptic, antiparasitic, and antibacterial properties as well as to promote the growth of epithelial (tissue) cells.
	www.rain-tree.com /balsam.htm (1211 words)

	Balsam Fir
		Balsam fir was a veritable dispensary for the American Indians, for whom almost every part of this tree supplied a different medicine.
		Balsam fir is an antiseptic and stimulant, and has been used in North America and Europe for congestion, chest infections such as bronchitis, and urinary tract conditions such as cystitis and frequent urination.
		Externally, balsam fir was rubbed on the chest or applied as a plaster for respiratory infections.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_balsam_fir.htm (824 words)

	National Christmas Tree Association: ARIZONA CYPRESS
		First described in 1768, balsam fir is a medium-sized tree generally reaching 40-60 feet in height and 1-1 1/2 feet in diameter.
		Balsam fir and Fraser fir have many similar characteristics, although geographic ranges of the two species do not overlap.
		Balsam fir boughs are often used for stuffing "pine pillows", with the aromatic foliage serving as a deodorant.
	www.realchristmastrees.org /treetype/balsam.html (723 words)

	balsam - definition by dict.die.net
		Balsam apple (Bot.), an East Indian plant (Momordica balsamina), of the gourd family, with red or orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and poultices.
		Balsam of Peru, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained from a Central American tree (Myroxylon Pereir[ae] and used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of Peru.
		Balsam of Tolu, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree (Myroxylon toluiferum).
	dict.die.net /balsam (354 words)

	Balsam (plant) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Balsam (plant), common name for a small family of flowering plants.
		Balsam (resin), any of several resinous substances obtained from various trees.
		Canada Balsam, an oleoresin obtained from the balsam secreted by the bark of the evergreen fir tree known as balsam fir.
	encarta.msn.com /Balsam_(plant).html (108 words)

	Balsam - definition from Biology-Online.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing spontaneously or by incision from certain plants.
		Among the true balsams are the balm of gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and tolu.
		It is obtained from the balm of gilead (or balsam) fir (abies balsamea) by breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches.
	www.biology-online.org /dictionary/Balsam (357 words)

	Gardener's Net Flowers : How to Grow Balsam Annual Flowers
		Balsam are native to Asia, North America, and South Africa.
		Balsam are often grown in containers on balconies and terraces.
		Balsam will begin to produce a continuous, profusion of flowers by early to mid-summer, and all the way to frost.
	www.gardenersnet.com /flower/balsam.htm (213 words)

	Balsam Hill - Premium Artificial Christmas Trees, Wreaths, and Garlands
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		Balsam Hill LLC does not and cannot review all communications and materials posted to or created by users accessing the site, and is not in any manner responsible for the content of these communications and materials.
	www.balsamhill.com /terms_privacy.asp (2398 words)

	Balsam Bough Harvesting: Minnesota DNR
		Proper management of the balsam resource will enable the industry to continue to grow and be a source of income this year, next year, and in future years.
		Balsam fir is a short-lived, cold-climate tree of the northern Lake States.
		While mature balsam fir is used primarily for pulp and saw timber, the young trees are used for Christmas trees.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /treecare/maintenance/balsamharvest.html (730 words)

	Balsam Fir
		The scientific name "balsamea" is an ancient word for the balsam tree, so named because of the many resinous blisters found in the bark.
		Balsam fir and Fraser fir have many similar characteristics.
		The Balsam Fir, 'Abies balsamea', exhibits a relatively dense, dark-green, pyramidal crown with a slender spire-like tip.
	www.wendywooding.com /trees/balsam-fir.php (98 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Balsam of Tolu - Herb Profile and Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		As the balsam solidifies, its odour becomes more feeble, but the quantity of cinnamic acid increases, and it thus becomes valuable to perfumers as a fixative, an ounce added to a pound of volatile perfume making it much more permanent.
		Tolu Balsam is frequently adulterated with turpentines, styrax, colophony, etc., and may be tested by heating it in sulphuric acid.
		It is freely soluble in chloroform, glacial acetic acid, acetone, ether, alcohol and liquor potassa, scarcely soluble in petroleum-benzine and benzol.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/b/baloft07.html (457 words)

	Balsam of Peru contact allergy. DermNet NZ
		Balsam of Peru is a sticky aromatic liquid that comes from cutting the bark of the tree Myroxolon balsamum, a tree that is native to El Salvador.
		Balsam of Peru smells of vanilla and cinnamon because it contains 60-70% cinnamein (a combination of cinnamic acid, cinnamyl cinnamate, benzyl benzoate, benzoic acid and vanillin).
		Patch testing using 10% Balsam of Peru in petrolatum is used to confirm this.
	www.dermnetnz.org /dermatitis/balsam-of-peru-allergy.html (829 words)

	NYSDEC - Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest is located 8 miles south of Margaretville (Route 28) and 18 miles north of Livingston Manor (Route 17).
		Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest is at the head of the Beaverkill Valley, an area famous as the cradle of fly fishing in America.
		Balsam Lake Mountain Trailhead is at the eastern end of the Beaverkill Road in the Town of Hardenburgh, 8 miles east of Turnwood.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dlf/publands/cats/balsam.html (1237 words)

	Balsam - Herb Database + Images
		An evergreen tree with a strong balsam scent which is native to North America and growing to a height of 25 feet.
		The stems yeild a balsamic juice used as a lotion for rheumatism.
		The balsam is soft and sticky, but on exposure to air becomes hard and brittle and more like resin with a crystalline appearance which is pale yellowish-red or brown in color.
	earthnotes.tripod.com /balsam.htm (1980 words)

	balsam. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The true balsams are semisolid and insoluble in water, but they are soluble in alcohol and partly so in hydrocarbons.
		They contain benzoic or cinnamic acid; these include Peru balsam and tolu balsam (both obtained from varieties of the South American tree Myroxylon balsamum of the pulse family), benzoin, and storax.
		Balsams are often used in medical preparations and perfumes.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ba/balsam.html (128 words)

	Balsam Buddies from Maine Made Christmas - The newest unique Christmas wreath decoration.
		Balsam Buddies from Maine Made Christmas - The newest unique Christmas wreath decoration.
		A Balsam Buddy™ is a whimsical character that has " plunked " himself down to display your wreath (Included) and offer friends and passersby holiday wishes.
		Form: Balsam fir is a small to medium-sized tree with a narrow, spire-like crown.
	www.balsambuddies.com /balsam-buddies.htm (309 words)

	Balsam
		Also known as garden balsam, touch-me-not, and lady slipper, this member of the impatiens family has two varieties.
		Bush balsams average 8 to 10 inches in height with flowers at the tops of the plants.
		All kinds of balsams do best in rich, well-drained soil that is kept slightly moist and receives full sun.
	bhg.com /bhg/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/bhg/story/data/annuals_balsam_07232002.xml&catref=cat720015 (245 words)

	Fishing Map for Balsam Lake, Kawarthas, Trent Severn, Ontario
		Balsam Lake is one of the Kawartha Lakes and also part of the Trent Severn Canal System that extends from the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, a distance of 386 kms (as the fish swims).
		You won't see the word Balsam Lake on the maps, but if you find Bobcaygeon you are in the neighbourhood.
		Scott D - on the map of balsam lake h7 and h8 have been awesome walleye fishin holes in the spring the last two springs in approx 8 to15 feet of water just as the weeds are starting to grow.
	www.fish-hawk.net /Map_project/balsam.htm (523 words)

	Balsam of Peru
		Balsam of Peru is used externally for infected and poorly healing wounds, burns, bedsores, frostbite, leg ulcers, bruises caused by artificial limbs, and hemorrhoids.
		Balsam of Peru is a resin extracted from incisions in the bark of the Peruvian Balsam tree.
		Because Balsam of Peru may increase your sensitivity to sunlight, minimize your exposure to the sun while using this medication.
	www.pdrhealth.com /drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/herbaldrugs/100150.shtml (237 words)

	Balsam Twig Aphid - Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry - UMass Extension
		Balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) is the most commonly grown Christmas tree in New England and serves as the primary host to the balsam twig aphid (BTA).
		In the spring, the piercing-sucking feeding activity of this pest causes the newly emerging needles to become twisted and the copious amount of honeydew produced causes the new shoots to stick together.
		A Stem Motherof the Balsam Twig aphid sitting atop a soon-to-open bud of a fir tree.
	www.umassgreeninfo.org /fact_sheets/piercing_sucking/balsam_twig_aphid.html (432 words)

	Balsam
		Picea comes from the Latin "pix" meaning "pitch." Balsam trees are found in northern and central Europe.
		Balsam is also used in the U.S. as an aroma for beer.
		Balsam is available in oil, gel, emulsion, solution, and ointment forms.
	www.pdrhealth.com /drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/herbaldrugs/100140.shtml (272 words)

	The New Yorker : talk : content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		BALSAM, JERRY scours the Internet for provocative assessments of terrorism and the war in Afghanistan and E-mails up to ten articles a day to two hundred and three of his closest friends and colleagues, stuffing their mailboxes with briefs from Foreign Policy, the Jerusalem Post, the Onion, and even Scientific American.
		One of the two victims Balsam knew was the husband of a former colleague at his firm, Gabriel Capital Group.
		Like many people, Balsam was allaying his anxieties about terrorism by acting as an amateur war correspondent: spending hours each week roaming the Net during conference calls and studying his downloads later at home.
	www.newyorker.com /talk/content/?011210ta_talk_friend (748 words)

	Oasis - About Balsam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		BALSAM has decided to develop a system which could be used by hospitals in Saudi Arabia and Middle East.
		Establishing a Saudi supplier for the local support and development of HMIS was one of BALSAM 's objectives, derived from the market need.
		BALSAM main business is to develop a hospital management information system that is used in hospitals.
	www.balsam-tech.com /About/history.htm (149 words)

	<!window title> balsam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Balsam was like a slightly debased Lou Asner or a low rent Jack Lemmon.
		He was a decent heavy on shows like the Rockford Files, but never at the demented genius level.
		Yet Balsam was hardly a non-star—he even won an Oscar for his portrayal of an businessman in "A Thousand Clowns (1965).
	www.goodbyemag.com /feb/balsam.htm (199 words)

	National Christmas Tree Association: Balsam Fir
		Upon ripening in September to November, cones fall apart leaving an erect central core.
		Resin was sold in stores as a confection prior to the advent of chewing gum, and resinous fir knots were once used as torches.
		A balm of balsam fir resin was used in Civil War as an external application to the injuries of combat.
	www.christmastree.org /trees/balsam.cfm (727 words)

	Agraria Balsam Fragrance Collection
		A refreshing blend of the essence of sweet balsam with notes of cypress & wild rhododendron.
		Agraria Balsam Spa Hand & Body Lotion is refreshingly scented with the essence of sweet Balsam combined with Cypress and wild Rhododendron.
		Refreshingly scented with the essence of sweet Balsam combined with Cypress and wild Rhododendron, their Balsam Luxury Soap is French-milled for richness and enhanced with aloe-vera.
	www.beautyhabit.com /agraria_balsam.html (160 words)

	Balsam Woolly Adelgid
		Native to central Europe, the balsam woolly adelgid is now distributed throughout eastern and western North America.
		Introduced from Europe around 1900, the balsam woolly adelgid is considered a serious pest of forest, seed production, landscape, and Christmas trees.
		The main variables used in the system are site elevation, soil moisture regime, percent balsam fir by basal area, total basal area of balsam fir, and stand age.
	www.ext.vt.edu /departments/entomology/factsheets/balwoade.html (583 words)

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