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Also may be known as barley gum or styrax gum. The benzoin tree is native to the tropical reaches of eastern Asia. The resin, also called gum benjamin, ranges in color from pale yellow to red brown. Benzoin is used in the perfume industry as an stabilizer, and fixative antioxidant.
Benzoin Gum has been traditionally used as an antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, and mildly stimulant, used to treat bronchitis, colds, coughs, ulcers, and wounds. and treating warts.
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