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Etymologies
- After Gilead , known for its balm.
Examples
“Persons who are addicted to Cholic should use balm of gilead buds, spikenard-root, prickly-ash bark of the root,”
“Spikenard-root taken in powders or bitters, is very good; spirits into which has been put balm of gilead buds, is excellent, a dram of camphor is good.”
“Bone set and lobelia, sage and savory, sarsaparilla, and that mysterous bark which the natives say acts with a different effect, according as it is peeled up or down the tree – cat-nip and calamus root for the baby, with dried marigold leaves, balm of gilead buds, and a hundred others, for compounding the various receipts they possess, as remedies for every complaint in the world.”
Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick, North America
“England, and through which comes a faint perfume from the balm of gilead trees, sits the invalid, seemingly refreshed with the pleasant things around him.”
Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick, North America
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madmouth see here Jun 4, 2009
treeseed Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted -
On this home by horror haunted - tell me truly, I implore -
Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'
excerpt from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Jan 28, 2008
treeseed Balm of Gilead is a healing compound (a balm) made from the resinous gum of the North American tree species Populus candicans.
It takes its name from the allusive phrase "balm in Gilead", referring to the balm or balsam carried from Gilead by the caravan of merchants to whom Joseph was sold by his brothers (Genesis chapter 37).
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Jan 28, 2008
treeseed Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Etymology: Gilead, region of ancient Palestine known for its balm
Date: 1629
: an agency that soothes, relieves, or heals Jan 28, 2008