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Mecca balsam (medicine)


Mecca balsam -->
balm of Gilead


An oleoresin from Commiphora opobalsamum (family Burseraceae), probably the myrrh of the Bible; used in perfumery.

Synonym: Mecca balsam, opobalsamum.