Plant Details

Accepted name:

Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. [Pinaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Infraspecies:

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Abies balsamea var. balsamea

Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis Fernald

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
abete balsamifero	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
abeto balsamico	Other	Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
american silver fir	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
balm of gilead	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995)
balsam	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
balsam fir	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Native American Ethnobotany (Moerman, 1998) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
balsam fir oil	Other	Food Chemicals Codex (USP, 2008)
balsamgran	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
balsamtanne	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
canada balsam	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
eastern fir	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
fir balsam	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
fir balsam, canadian	Other	ISO 4720:2009 Essential oils: Nomenclature (2009)
fir needle	Other	ISO 4720:2009 Essential oils: Nomenclature (2009)
fir needle oil, canadian type	Other	Food Chemicals Codex (USP, 2008)
fir trees	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
sapin balsamier	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
sapin baumier	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
sapin baumier, canada	Other	ISO 4720:2009 Essential oils: Nomenclature (2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Balsam		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
oil		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
leaf, twig	oil	Food Chemicals Codex (USP, 2008)
leaf (needle), terminal branchlet	essential oil	ISO 4720:2009 Essential oils: Nomenclature (2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Peuce balsamea (L.) Rich. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 16: 298 (1810).
Picea balsamea (L.) Loudon Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2339 (1838).
Pinus balsamea L. Sp. Pl.: 1002 (1753).
Pinus taxifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 399 (1796), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Abies balsamea	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill	Food Chemicals Codex (USP, 2008)
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO 4720:2009 Essential oils: Nomenclature (2009) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Abies balsamea (L.) P.Mill.	Native American Ethnobotany (Moerman, 1998)
Abies balsamea Mill.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Abies balsamea Miller	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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