Benzoin Gum (Gum Benzoin)

Benzoin has two meanings in the literature, both of them important and both well established in their own fields: 1) a chemical, 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone, is also available 2) this record, a sap of a tree, Styrax, which is USP as an adhesive wound dressing. Medline Plus includes tincture of benzoin in the recommended first aid kit. It contains a bit of benzoic acid (not the chemical benzoin #1).

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Networked: 1 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Amichai, Boaz: 1 article (01/2008)
2.	Domb, Abraham J: 1 article (01/2008)
3.	Mizrahi, Boaz: 1 article (01/2008)
4.	Nathansohn, Nir: 1 article (01/2008)
5.	Shemer, Avner: 1 article (01/2008)
6.	Trau, Henri: 1 article (01/2008)

Related Diseases

1.	Aphthous Stomatitis (Aphthous Ulcer) 01/01/2008 - "Patients with active aphthous stomatitis were randomly treated either once a day with a mucoadhesive patch containing citrus oil and magnesium salts (n = 26) or three times a day with an oral solution containing benzocaine and compound benzoin tincture (n = 22). "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Solutions
2.	Salts
3.	Magnesium
4.	Benzocaine (Americaine)