Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database |
Benzoin (Benjamin Tree) |
Botanical Name |
Styrax benzoin, Styrax tonkinensis |
System Affected |
expectorant, lungs, wounds, skin, antiseptic |
Properties |
internally: expel mucus from throat/lings, stimulating expectorant, coughs, bronchitis Externally: applied to wounds, sores of tissues, sores, skin; antiseptic |
Description |
powder F/sap |
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Notes |
made as a tincture: dissolved in alcohol |
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