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TOLU OIL [2 records]

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Record 1 2001-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Pharmacology
CONT

Balsam of Tolu was included in the US Pharmacopeia in 1820 as well and used similarly in addition to an antitussive and respiratory used for lozenges for coughs and sore throats, in cough syrups and as a vapor inhalant for respiratory ailments with documented antiseptic and expectorant properties.

CONT

Tolu balsam ... constituents: About 80 per cent amorphous resin, with cinnamic acid, a volatile oil, and a little vanillin, benzyl benzoate and benzyl cinnamate. It is freely soluble in chloroform, glacial acetic acid, acetone, ether, alcohol and liquor potassa, scarcely soluble in petroleum-benzine and benzol.

OBS

May be used as a flavoring agent.

Key term(s)
  • Tolu balsam extract
  • tolu oil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Oléorésine provenant du tronc de plusieurs variétés de Myroxylon balsamum utilisée comme antispasmodique et antitussif et comme succédané du baume de Pérou.

OBS

«Tolu», nom d'une ville de Colombie, s'écrit parfois, dans les sources françaises, avec l'accent tonique original sur le «u». Toutefois, ces mêmes documents emploient indifféremment le «t» majuscule ou minuscule.

OBS

Le baume de Tolu est souvent confondu (à tort) avec le baume du Pérou.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Farmacología
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Record 2 1988-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
Key term(s)
  • tolu balsam extract

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Liquide à odeur de jacinthe (...); contient un terpène et du farnésol.

Spanish

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