benzoin or benzoin tropical trees, prepared by cuts branches and trunk of the family tree stariksovogo stariksovyh.This tropical tall tree with rounded light green leaves, the bottom of which is white.He flattened fruit, something like nutmeg.Because of the cuts on the crust hardens and it stands in the light benzoin.Tropical tree Tonkin styrax grows up to 30 meters. You can meet him in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia.By the way, in the East in ancient times, benzoin was used as a tool that drives away evil spirits.Also in Malaysia, China, on the island of Java and Sumatra benzoin extract.Tropical tree called Styrax benzoin Dryander growing in these places.In Chinese medicine, the resin used in the treatment of gastrointestinal and infectious diseases.
The composition of benzoin include cinnamic and benzoic acids and their esters and vanilla.Depending on the composition there are several varieties of this resin, for example, Indonesian, Siamese and Calcutta.Indonesian resin - a mass of gray-brown color with reddish veins.It has a characteristic smell, which is not present vanilla notes.This suggests that it is composed of cinnamaldehyde and phenylpropyl alcohol, cinnamic acid esters and very little styrene and vanillin.A Siamese resin different orange-brown color.She has a sweet balsamic aroma that gives pleasant vanilla.This resin is better in quality.Coniferyl alcohol, benzoic acid, and rosin-type resin 1.5% Vanillin - this includes benzoin Siam.Tropical tree called Styrax tonkinensis Siamese is a manufacturer of resin, also known as Tonkin.
In Europe, benzoin delivered in the XIV century, in Alexandria it supplied the Arab merchants.In Western Europe it fell through the Venetian merchants.Its name - benzoin - resin obtained in Russia, because here, too, believed in the healing properties of which can be endowed with trees of tropical forests.Indonesian resin in Europe became known a little later, she came from the island of Sumatra.There's still a long time production of this resin was the main fishing with the locals.
Today benzoin in its pure form is used in India for incense.And in Europe it is part of the core of incense, which consists of many components and is used by Catholics during worship.Benzoic resin used to manufacture both soft and alcoholic beverage, dough products and chewing gum.By the way, it is registered as a food additive under the number E906.In addition, it is used in the cosmetics industry as it is able to smooth out wrinkles, moisturize the skin, regenerate damaged cells, remove toxins, stimulate blood circulation and so on.Also, the resin of tropical trees found its place in medicine: it reduces joint pain, heals wounds, reduces irritability, helps with infectious diseases, inflammatory processes in the mouth.And this is not a complete list of useful properties, which is known benzoin.Tropical tree, as you see, also has unique abilities, such as our famous Siberian trees.
