Benzoin (resin)

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Not to be confused with Benzoin (organic compound).
For other uses, see Benzoin (disambiguation).
Benzoin, known as kemenyan, from Gombong, Central Java
Benzoin street vendor in Tapanoeli Residency, North Sumatra

Benzoin /ˈbɛnzoʊ.ɪn/ or benjamin (corrupted pronunciation)[1] is a balsamic resin obtained from the bark of several species of trees in the genus Styrax. It is used in perfumes and some kinds of incense and as a flavoring and medicine (see tincture of benzoin). It is distinct from the chemical compound benzoin, which is ultimately derived chemically from benzoin resin; the primary active ingredient of benzoin resin is actually benzoic acid, not benzoin.

Benzoin is sometimes called gum benzoin or gum benjamin,

Arabic lubān, a generic term for frankincense-type incense, e.g., fragrant tree resin.[3][4]
The syllable "benz" ultimately derives from the Arabic lubān jāwī (لبان جاوي, "frankincense from Java").

Benzoin is also called storax, not to be confused with the balsam of the same name obtained from the Hamamelidaceae family.

Benzoin is a common ingredient in

Papier d'Arménie
as well as incense sticks.

There are two common kinds of benzoin, benzoin Siam and benzoin Sumatra. Benzoin Siam is obtained from Styrax tonkinensis, found across Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Benzoin Sumatra is obtained from Styrax paralleloneurus (syn. Styrax sumatranus) and Styrax benzoin, which grows predominantly on the island of Sumatra.[6][7] Unlike Siamese benzoin, Sumatran benzoin contains cinnamic acid in addition to benzoic acid.[8] In the United States, Sumatra benzoin is more customarily used in pharmaceutical preparations, Siam benzoin in the flavor and fragrance industries.[9]

In perfumery, benzoin is used as a

essential oils and other fragrance materials into the air.[7] Benzoin is used in cosmetics, veterinary medicine, and scented candles.[8] It is used as a flavoring in alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, baked goods, chewing gum, frozen dairy, gelatins, puddings, and soft candy.[10]

In anesthesia and surgery, it is used as an adhesive to secure wound and catheter dressing and is available as a sterile preparation. [11]

See also

  • Friar's Balsam
     – Pungent solution of benzoin resin in ethanol

References

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  1. ^ Wedgwood, Hensleigh (1855). "On False Etymologies". Transactions of the Philological Society (6): 67. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  2. ISBN 9780787314125. Archived
    from the original on 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  3. The Encyclopaedia of Islam
    , vol. 5 (2nd ed.), Brill, p. 786a
  4. ISBN 9788180565298. Archived
    from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  5. ^ St. Alban Blend
  6. ISSN 2460-3945
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  7. ^ a b Karl-Georg Fahlbusch; et al. (2007), "Flavors and Fragrances", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (7th ed.), Wiley, p. 87
  8. ^ a b Klemens Fielbach; Dieter Grimm (2007), "Resins, Natural", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (7th ed.), Wiley, p. 4
  9. ISBN 978-0-8493-8203-1. Archived
    from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  10. ^ George A. Burdock (2010), "Benzoin Resin", Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients (6th ed.), Taylor & Francis, pp. 139–140
  11. ^ "Benzoin adhesive".
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