Balm may refer to:
Places
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Balm, Alberta
Balm is a locality in Alberta, Canada.
Balm was so named for balsam
Balsam is the resinous exudate (or sap) which forms on certain kinds of trees and shrubs. Balsam (from Latin balsamum "gum of the balsam tree", ultimately from Semitic, Arama ...
, Canada
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Balm, Meiringen
Meiringen () is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Meiringen, the municipality includes the settlements of Balm, Brünigen, Eisenbolgen, Hausen, Prasti, ...
, Bern, Switzerland
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Balm bei Günsberg
Balm bei Günsberg is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lebern (district), Lebern in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Solothurn (canton), Solothurn in Switzerland.
Geography
Balm bei Günsberg has an area, , o ...
, Solothurn, Switzerland
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Balm bei Messen
Balm bei Messen was a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal and Oberramsern merged into the municipality of Messen.
Histor ...
, Solothurn, Switzerland
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Balm, Florida
Balm is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,457 at the 2010 census.
History
A post office was established here in 1902 and called "Doric"; it was renamed the next month to ...
, U.S.
Plants
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''Melissa'' (plant), or balm, a genus of perennial herbs
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Lemon balm
Lemon balm (''Melissa officinalis'') is a perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family and native to south-central Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, Iran, and Central Asia, but now naturalised elsewhere.
It grows to a maximum height of . The l ...
(''Melissa officinalis'')
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Monarda
''Monarda'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.Harley, R. M., et al. 2004. "Labiatae". pp 167-275 In: Kubitzki, K. (editor) and J. W. Kadereit (volume editor). ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' volume VII. ...
'', a genus of flowering plants, many species of which are known as bee balm
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Elsholtzia ciliata
''Elsholtzia ciliata'', commonly known as Vietnamese balm, xiang ru (香薷) or ''kinh giới'' in Vietnamese, is a plant native to Asia. In the US, it can go by the name Crested Late Summer Mint. In US Vietnamese grocery stores, it is called Kin ...
'', or Vietnamese balm
Other uses
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Liniment
Liniment (from la, linere, meaning "to anoint"), also called embrocation and heat rub, is a medicated topical preparation for application to the skin. Some liniments have viscosity similar to that of water; others are lotion or balm; still other ...
, a medicated topical preparation for application to the skin
*BALM Paints, an Australian paint manufacturer taken over by
Dulux
Dulux is an internationally available brand of architectural paint originated from the United Kingdom. The brand name Dulux has been used by both Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) and DuPont since 1931 and was one of the first alkyd-based pa ...
See also
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Balm of Gilead (disambiguation)
Balm of Gilead was a rare perfume mentioned in the Bible, which has come to signify a universal cure in figurative speech.
Balm of Gilead or similar may also refer to:
Flora
*'' Cedronella'', a genus of flowering plants
*''Commiphora gileadensis ...
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Balsam (disambiguation)
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