Tolu balsam

[1] The fresh balsam of Tolu is a brownish, sticky, semifluid mass.

[3] Balsam of Tolu is obtained by cutting a V-shaped wound on the trunk of Myroxylon balsamum var.

However its main use in the modern era is in perfumery, where it is valued for its warm, mellow yet somewhat spicy scent.

In 1841, Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville isolated toluene by the dry distillation of tolu balsam.

[6] The name of the important hydrocarbon solvent toluene is derived from Tolu balsam.