The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-03
PERU BALSAM IS
FROM SALVADOR
cinnamic Acid Contents Said 70
DO Valuable in Treatment
Of Tuberculosis.

Naturally one would expect Balsam
OF Peru to come from Peru Is but IL
doo. not IL 4. liko tho A,,..r;.a,, Il,
nm. ,s,a,.
uiaps 'nas nun so'''e rum inuia anu
the Panama mats that came IRON Ecua-
dor, or America which was not discov-
cred by Amerigo Vespncci--it is ease
OF mrs.nomer. Peruvian balsafn comes
from SALVADOR and the little Central
American republic has something Of q
corner on the market, Tor y seems to
pc the only country able to produce
TINS valuable pharmaceutical resin IN
commercial quantities.
baisam 0r salvador Cor Peru, as It
is known IN the Pharmaeopoeia)ts
yiscous, grayish red, semiluid mass, Of
pleasant door not unlike vanilla, and
Ditter burning taste, writes Albert
naie IN me Monthly Bulletin OF the
ian American Union. Is not very
.,rnie wnen eEposed % ar, and must,
tneretore, DC kept IN the dark or made
rhther soon into combinations for what
efer purposes u y finaiiy 70 be used. IL
= put 70 service Tor many Kinds Of oint-
nents, saves, Pomaaes and local apPli-
ATOMS ~ wen as peing OF value for
ln.ernal auminlstration IN suitable
P'Sptrs.iohs.
ine historic, Or even prehistoric, use
oI tne pAisAm was almost altogether
su'gleu APphed 70 wounds, u seemed
70 nave = wonoerfni power TO strmu.
la'e tne neanng process, while being
az tine same time natural antiseptic,I
lnespaDie OF aoing Marin. Even today,
WIN All tne EXAMINATIONS that have gone
on IN surgieai practise, the balsam Is
" great Value. - good Tor certain
SKIN diseases and the parasitic irrita.
tions tnat 30 frequently distress the
resloent OF the tropics, whether he be
naive OF amen. us more recent value,
however, comes through the particular
ingredlent winch eharaetertzes the bal
sam, and which has been called CHINA
me acid. In tnDereulosis, preparations
OF .einnamic acid have had their vogue,
ana are stiil trusted for certain stimu-
iating enects, so that this balsam
should De treasured as another Of the
contributors OF American fora to the
welfare OF mankind.
After the conquest OF the west coast
"a Central america by Aivarado, ship
ments OF indigenous products from
tnere went eastward across the 18th
80 - N''' refa SRNe-n
csrea put iittle about the real source
81 ms new supplies, ne concluded that
TINS psisam came from the same place
win the ieyer,curlng Peruvian bark
rom whien qunine was made hence.
ne misnamcd ~, and the erroneous ap.
PelIaton stuck.
Inc palsam tree hourishes only along
me western Pacific slope OF Salvador,
p pst tne ports OF Aeajutla and La
Lipertad, distance q not over 4e
.a ana covering ansarea OF not more
.nan COY square miles. IL - one o.
sne most DeautlIul trees OF the tropical
i., any grows ratner isolated from
~ kinu. ~ Iuil aeveiopment y meas
ures aoou. ~ ihenes IN diameter and
leasnes helgnt Of ~ 70 10 rect The
oalk looSs somewhat cracked and . o.
9 grayise OF asnen color with whitish
~ cue 70 tne parasitic iichen that
nnss 70 rev pranehes spring from
= unsn .ne spread rs reached. The
oneer WOOD ls wnite, the inner red OF
s,lnoss olaek, ana very nard. As u If
also Nsry durable y aItords good ma
.eslai ior conseruetioh WORK and furni-
'u51,
osIsal, OF sap, Is gathered dur
Jug lne dry season ana IN the following
lnahheI, q hole Is made IN the outer
Ds.s eisner py Poundlng the SURFACE
witn pluhs instrument or stone, thus
lsPars a ~ 'ns QUIZ. . ron tns inner
,syers OF Is cut Win 2 sharp kniie, TO
YIN az oPoninB Ut ihches VIDE Dy