Steinmetz:Abies

Abies alba

Also known as (or relevant to) Abies alba Abies pectinata Pinus picea Family Coniferae English Names Silver Spruce Silver Fir Natural Habitat Central and Southern Europe Part(s) Used Oleum Abietis = Oleum Abies albae = Oleum Pini piceae = Oleum Abies Pectinatae (obtained from the needles and tops) Oleum Templinum (distilled from the cones) Terebinthina Argentoratensis = Strassburg turpentine

Constituent(s) resin turpentine maltol tannin abietite (a peculiar sugar nearly related to mannite is found in the leaves) Action liniment pulmonary diuretic expectorant irritant rubefacient

Abies canadensis

Also known as (or relevant to) Abies canadensis Abies balsamea Pinus fraseri Pinus balsamea Abies fraseri pinus canadensis Tsuga canadensis (and other species) Family Coniferae English Names Balsam Fir Double Balsam Fir Hemlock Spruce Fir Sometimes erroneously called Balm of Gilead Fir (on account of its flavour). Balm of Gilead is derived from a tree of the genus Balsamodendron growing in Arabia (see: Commiphora opobalsamum). Natural Habitat U. S. A. (Nova Scotia) Canada Part(s) Used Balsamum canadense = Terebinthina Canadensis (obtained by incisions from the bark).

Constituent(s) canadin-acid canadinol-acids resin essential oil bitter principle Action astringent tonic; used in bronchitis gonorrhoea leucorrhoea inflammation of the bladder and technically for mounting objects for the microscope