Balm may refer to:
Places
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Balm, Alberta, Canada
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Balm, Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland
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Balm bei Günsberg
Balm bei Günsberg is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Geography
Balm bei Günsberg has an area, , of . Of this area, or 32.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 62.0% is forested. ...
, 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.
Histo ...
, 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 ...
(''Melissa officinalis'')
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Field balm
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Nepeta
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city.
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Field Balm (catnip)
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Melittis
''Melittis melissophyllum'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Its common name is bastard balm. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Melittis''.Scheen, A. C., et al. (2008)Molecular phylogenetics of tribe ...
'', Bastard Balm
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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
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Cedronella'', Canary Balm or Balm-of-Gilead
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 othe ...
, 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 ...
See also
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Balm of Gilead (disambiguation)
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Balsam (disambiguation)
Balsam is a group of plant products derived from various plants.
Balsam may also refer to:
Plants
* Balsaminaceae, the balsam family
* ''Impatiens'', a genus of the balsam family
* ''Abies balsamea'', an evergreen tree commonly known as the '' ...
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