gum benzoin
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Many other nutty, fragrant and aromatic substances have been used; of these we may mention almonds, coffee, musk, ambergris, gum benzoin and balsam of Peru.
From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Knapp, Arthur William
Here is a piece of gum benzoin, the substance from which Friar's balsam is made.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 by Various
Pacheco stood on to Barus, a place renowned for its gold trade, and for gum benzoin of a peculiar scent, which the country produced.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
Mohr usually obtains about an ounce and a half of benzoic acid from twelve ounces of gum benzoin by the first sublimation.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
According to this process, coarsely-powdered gum benzoin is to be strewed on the flat bottom of a round iron pot which has a diameter of nine inches, and a height of about two inches.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
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