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[[File:Balm of Gilead IMG 97811.JPG|thumb|right|''Balm of Gilead'']]
'''Balm of Gilead''' was a rare perfume used medicinally, that was mentioned in the Bible, and named for the region of Gilead where it was produced. The expression stems from William Tyndale's language in the King James Bible of 1611, and has come to signify a universal cure in figurative speech.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Emaciation}}, {{Uses|Debility}}, {{Uses|Impaired digestion}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Urinary infections}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Common namenames=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Balsam Poplar, Balm of Gilead}}
== External Links =Rasa===
===Veerya===
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves are ovate or broadly lanceolate, 2.25 to 4.5 inches long (6-11 cm) and 1.5 to 3 inches wide (4-7.5 cm).}}
<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|Pistillate and staminate catkins||Winter buds are 1 inch long (2.5 cm) with sticky resin and a pungent balsam odor in the spring.|}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsules||Ripe capsules split into 2 parts. Tiny seeds have a tuft of soft, white hairs at the tip and are often dispersed in large, fluffy masses|Fruiting occurs in late May to early or mid-July and when rivers are most often in the flood stage|}}<ref name="Fruit"/>
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Seed - must be sown as soon as it is ripe in spring. Poplar seed has an extremely short period of viability and needs to be sown within a few days of ripening. Cuttings of mature wood of the current season's growth, 20 - 40cm long, November/December in a sheltered outdoor bed or direct into their permanent positions.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Temperate area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Populus balsamifera.jpg|Seeds
File:Populus balsamifera L..jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/populus.html Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Fruit">[https://budburst.org/plants/balsam-poplar Fruit description]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/popbalb/all.html Botanic description]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspxLatinName=Populus+balsamifera Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/p/populus-balsamifera=balsam-poplar.php Populus balsamifera on Natural medicinal herbs.net]
* [https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/misc/ag_654/volume_2/populus/balsamifera.htm Populus balsamifera on Usda.gov]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of North America ]]
[[Category:Salicaceae]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
