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ຢາງຫອມຍານລາວ
Lao Benzoin
Styrax tonkinensis (Pierre) Craib ex Hartwich


Plants
Woody plants
Trees and palms

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Local name:
ລາວ: ນໍ້າມັນຫອມຍານລາວ ໄທ: ກໍາຍານ, ກວີ, ສາດ ສະມິງ, ສາດັນ. ຫວຽດນາມ: ໂບເດ, ໄກແກງກຽນຈັງ, ໄກອັນຕຸກເຮອງ, ກໍ່ຍານ. ອັງກິດ: Lao Benzoin Resin ( Ngan Lao Thai: kam yan, khwe, sat saming, sphobo, sadan. Vietnamese: bo de, cay canb kien trang, cay an tuc huong, ko nyan. English: Benzoin tree, gum resin, gum Benjamin. )
Synonyms :
Anthostyrax tonkinensis Pierre
Styrax hypoglaucus Perkins
Styrax macrothyrsus Perkins
Styrax subniveus Merr. & Chun
Family:
Styracaceae
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Description:
Ecology
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Use
Use types:
Food
Cosmetics and perfumes
Medicine
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Lao Benzoin has gained popularity on a global level as it’s documentary in French medical dictionaries as benzoin du Laos. Benzoin is a sweetly fragranced oleoresin extracted from the tree stem as a component in the incense burned at rituals or ceremonial activities. Abroad it is mainly used in high-class perfumes and balms as preservation in food processing, in tobacco products and in medicines. Aromatherapy makes use of the fragrant oils to calm and warm the body. It is also used for the protection or disinfection of wounds and to provide relief from coughs, colds or bronchitis, it increases the flow of urine and prevents the formation of gas in the body. In Indonesia benzoin is still use in porcelain production.

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Nutrition
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Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A
References
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References:
ສີມອນ ວົງຄໍາຮໍ່ ພ້ອມຄະນະ, (2016). ບົດວິໄຈການພັດທະນາຕ່ອງໂສ້ມູນຄ່າຍານ ໃນເຂດເນີນສູງ 5 ແຂວງ ພາກເໜືອຂອງລາວ. ສູນຄົ້ນຄວ້າປ່າໄມ້, ສະຖາບັນຄົ້ນຄວ້າກະສິກໍາ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ ປ່າໄມ້ແຫ່ງຊາດ. ວຽງຈັນ, ສປປ ລາວ. 104 ໜ້າ.

ສີມອນ ວົງຄໍາຮໍ່ ພ້ອມຄະນະ, (2017). ເຂດການກະຈາຍພັນ ແລະ ຜົນຜະລິດນໍ້າມັນຫອມຍານລາວ. ວາລະສານກະສິກໍາ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ ສະບັບທີ 37. ສະຖາບັນຄົ້ນຄວ້າກະສິກໍາ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ ປ່າໄມ້ແຫ່ງຊາດ. ວຽງຈັນ, ສປປ ລາວ. ໜ້າ 89-129.

NAFRI, NUoL, SNV. (2007). Non-Timber Forest Products in the Lao PDR. A Manual of 100 Commercial and Traditional Products. The National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute. Vientianne, Lao PDR.

FAO - Kashio M. & Johnson D. (2001). Monograph on benzoin (Balsamic resin from Styrax species) RAPA Publication 21.
B. Svengsuksa & J.E. Vidal. 1992. Styracaceae in Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Vietnam 26:145-176. Museum National D’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
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